40 Taper Candle - Ivory

Candles: Ancient Romans are credited with creating the first true wicked candles around 3000 BCE to 100 BCE by repeatedly dipping folded papyrus or papyrus stalks into molten tallow (animal fat) or beeswax. These early iterations served as portable, self-standing light sources for homes, religious events, and travel.

While the very first standalone candles trace back to early Egyptian and Roman times, the evolution of the freestanding pillar candle as we know it today took centuries to refine