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1932.88.128

Beeswax candle for burning at a shrine. It has a circle section and tapers towards the tip. The red string wick extends from the tip. The wax is yellow. It is in a glass-topped box with seven other candles. [AB [OPS Move] 2/5/2017]

1932.88.128

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Collection type
Object
Description
Beeswax candle for burning at a shrine. It has a circle section and tapers towards the tip. The red string wick extends from the tip. The wax is yellow. It is in a glass-topped box with seven other candles. [AB [OPS Move] 2/5/2017]
Person
Field collector Richard Carnac Temple
PRM source Henry Balfour
Date / Period
Date made: Circa by 1889
Date collected
By ?1889
Acquisition information
Donated: 1932
Materials and processes
Material Wax, Material String, Material Pigment, Process Moulded, Process Dyed
Dimensions
Diameter: max 11 mm, Length: max 95 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1932.88.128

Search terms: Lighting, Religion, Candle, Religious Offering

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