Aquamanile in the Form of a Lion

Aquamanile in the Form of a Lion

Aquamanile in the Form of a Lion. Culture: North German. Dimensions: Overall: 8 3/8 x 7 3/16 x 4 3/8 in. (21.2 x 18.2 x 11.1 cm), 6.091lb. (2763g) Overall PD: 10 1/2 x 4 9/16 x 10 13/16 in. (26.7 x 11.6 x 27.4 cm) Thickness PD: 2/25-3/25 in. (0.20-0.30 cm). Date: ca. 1200. Derived from the Latin words for water (aqua) and hand (manus), an aquamanile (plural: aquamanilia) is an animal- or human-shaped water vessel used in hand washing, an essential component of religious and secular rituals in the Middle Ages. Aquamanilia were the first cast vessels of medieval Europe. Usually cast in copper alloy through the lostwax process (cire perdue), the hundreds of surviving examples date from the twelfth through fifteenth century. The Metropolitan Museum of Art has one of the most important collections of aquamanilia in the world, with examples at The Cloisters and in the main building on Fifth Avenue, in both the medieval galleries and the Lehman Collection.

Copper alloy with inlaid glass

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA

Album / Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY

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35.6 x 35.6 cm | 14.0 x 14.0 in (300 dpi)