This black candle holder, marked with a gold pentacle, does double duty as a compact incense burner, which makes it a useful first purchase for anyone setting up a small altar without room for two separate pieces. It ships with one tea light candle included, so it is ready to light straight out of the box.
The holder measures 3 in by 3.5 in by 4 in, finished in black with a gold pentacle accent that stands out clearly against the dark base, and it fits tea lights and candles up to 1.5 in in diameter. The same cup also accommodates a charcoal disk for burning resin incense or holds cone incense directly, which is what makes the piece function as more than a single-purpose candle holder.
For incense use, a charcoal disk sits securely in the holder and is lit until it glows evenly before resin or a cone is added on top; lining the base with a thin layer of sand first makes cleanup considerably easier once the charcoal has burned down and cooled. For candle use, the tea light or a candle sized to 1.5 in simply sits in the same cup, no swap of parts required.
The compact footprint suits a nightstand, a small altar shelf, or any spot where a full-size incense burner and a separate candle holder would not both fit, and the stable base keeps either a lit candle or a glowing charcoal disk from tipping during use. Because the two functions share one object, it also means one less thing to keep track of when setting up a ritual space.
For candles and incense sized to fit this holder, browse the Candles collection, or see the wider Spiritual Products collection for more altar tools.