Aquamanile in the Form of a Falconer on Horseback, 13th century, Made in Lower Saxony, North German, Copper alloy, Overall: 13 11/16 x 11 1/4 x 4 3/4 in. (34.7 x 28.5 x 12 cm), 8lb. (3880g), Metalwork-Electrum, 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
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Aquamanile, Form, Falconer, Horseback, 13th century, Lower Saxony, North German, Copper alloy, Overall, 13 11/16 x 11 1/4 4 3/4, 34.7 28.5 12 cm, 8lb, 3880g, Metalwork-Electrum, Derived, Latin words, water, aqua, hand, manus, aquamanile, plural, aquamanilia, animal, human-shaped water vessel, hand washing, essential component, religious, secular rituals, Middle Ages
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