Thank you all for your entries. You make the role of judge almost impossible with such a range of high quality clues.
The winner was Fieryjack’s post 5
“Ornate stand was covered in insects “
Here is your prize FJ.
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Nice one, Fiery. As soon as I saw your clue, I thought it would be impossible to beat. Some excellent attempts to do so, but I too would have given you the vote if I'd had one. Cheers, AB.