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L'artefact

Snake Candlesticks

Description

  • Matching pair of brass candlesticks in the shape of a cobra snake with its head raised. 
  • Candle holder is on top of each snake's head. 

Informations d'arrière-plan

  • Purchased as a memento, likely from India, by John Growder whose international oil drilling career lasted 32 years, taking him to India, Arabia, Japan, and Egypt. 

Localisation de la carte

Latitude: 27° 23' 43.328" N
Longitude: 95° 37' 49.588" E

la date

1898-1922

Dimensions

pouces
Longueur:
5.0
Largeur:
5.0
Hauteur:
8.5

Événements, lieux, personnes

  • John Growder
  • India

Lieu d'origine

Asie›Inde

Le Sujet

  • Pair of matching candlesticks in the shape of a cobra snake with its head raised. The candlesticks have been incised with a scale pattern. The candle holder sits on tops of a base coming up from the cobra's head and is decorated with diagonal lines.
  • Back of a pair of matching candlesticks in the shape of a cobra snake with its head raised. The candlesticks have been incised with a scale pattern. The candle holder sits on tops of a base coming up from the cobra's head and is decorated with diagonal lines.
  • The head of a cobra-shaped candlestick. It has a scale pattern etched into it. The candle holder sits on tops of a base coming up from the cobra's head and is decorated with diagonal lines.
  • Looking down on a cobra-shaped candlestick. The candle holder is empty and there is are lines etched into the rim. The body of the snake sits in a triangular shape, supporting the head.

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