Aquamanile in the Form of a Crowned Centaur Fighting a Dragon, 1200–1225, Made in possibly Hildesheim, Lower Saxony, Germany, German, Copper alloy, Overall: 14 3/8 x 13 1/2 x 5 in., 8lb. (36.5 x 34.3 x 12.7 cm, 3786g), Metalwork-Copper alloy, The crowned centaur (probably Chiron, the king of the centaurs),wielding a sword in his right hand, appears about to slay the dragon attacking his left side. Already representing a fantastic beast, the form here is further enriched by the dragon whose head and neck, grasped in the centaur’s left hand, form the spout
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Aquamanile, Form, Crowned Centaur Fighting, Dragon, 1200–1225, Hildesheim, Lower Saxony, Germany, German, Copper alloy, Overall, 14 3/8 x 13 1/2 5, 8lb, 36.5 34.3 12.7 cm, 3786g, Metalwork-Copper, crowned, centaur, Chiron, king, centaurs, wielding, sword, right hand, slay, dragon attacking, left side, representing, fantastic beast, form, further enriched, dragon, head, neck, grasped, left, hand, spout
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