English: Three bees wax candles found at the Alamannic graveyard of Oberflacht, Seitingen-Oberflacht, Kreis Tuttlingen, Germany. Dating to 6th or beginning 7th century A.D. They are the oldest survived bees wax candles north of the Alps. Dimensions from left to right:
Deutsch: Drei Bienenwachskerzen. Gefunden in der zweiten Hälfte des 19. Jahrhunderts im alamannischen Gräberfeld von Oberflacht, Gemeinde Seitingen-Oberflacht, Kreis Tuttlingen, Deutschland. Die Kerzen datieren in das 6. oder beginnende 7. Jahrhundert und sind die ältesten erhaltenen Bienenwachskerzen nördlich der Alpen. Das Wachs der Kerzen weist hohe Beimengungen an Baumharzen auf. Maße von Links nach Rechts:
L: height: 206 mm (8.11 in); diameter: 20 mm (0.78 in)
dimensions QS:P2048,206U174789
dimensions QS:P2386,20U174789
M: height: 279 mm (10.98 in); diameter: 20 mm (0.78 in)
dimensions QS:P2048,279U174789
dimensions QS:P2386,20U174789
R: height: 220 mm (8.66 in); diameter: 20 mm (0.78 in)
Peter Paulsen (1992) "G. Lichter und Leuchter / 1.Lichter" in Die Holzfunde aus dem Gräberfeld bei Oberflacht und ihre kulturhistorische Bedeutung, Stuttgart: Theiss, pp. −130−132 ISBN: 3-8062-0859-X.
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