Candlestick: a knight with a dragon Candlestick: a knight with a dragon Candlestick in the shape of a dragon and an armed figure, A naked male figure with shield and lance kneels on the high arched back of the winged dragon the dragon's mouth turned towards him. A zigzag fashioned in curled-up tendrils ornament with palm-like fillings on the branches runs from the back of the man to the tail end of the dragon. It also continues on the back of the dragon. At the top, this decoration merges with the bottom of the smooth and on the top double-line engraved and articulated by four protruding ribs
Candlestick: a knight with a dragon Candlestick: a knight with a dragon Candlestick in the shape of a dragon and an armed figure, A naked male figure with shield and lance kneels on the high arched back of the winged dragon the dragon's mouth turned towards him. A zigzag fashioned in curled-up tendrils ornament with palm-like fillings on the branches runs from the back of the man to the tail end of the dragon. It also continues on the back of the dragon. At the top, this decoration merges with the bottom of the smooth and on the top double-line engraved and articulated by four protruding ribs and the candle pin. The dragon stands on two stocky legs with claws, one of which has a kind of spur-shaped appendix. The neck has a curled shape at the bottom. The tail ends in a palmet. The upper part of the back is shaded in a granulated way. It is enclosed by a band with engraved rosettes and deposited by a row of engraved machined feathers. The two rows of feathers of the wings ending at the tail connect to this at the rear. The neck, legs and tail have pearl edges. The first one is finished with slanting engraved stripes. The bent tail shows a fracture and a hole, just like the right leg of the dragon. The fat trap is partially bent. The spur-shaped appendix under the left leg of the dragon was applied afterwards, dragon, anonymous, Nedersaksen, c. 1175 - c. 1225, copper alloy, granulation, h cm × w cm × d cm w cm × d cm
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