Aquamanile in the Form of a Lion, ca. 1200, North German, Copper alloy with inlaid glass, Overall: 8 3/8 x 7 3/16 x 4 3/8 in. (21.2 x 18.2 x 11.1 cm), 6lb. (2763g), Metalwork-Copper alloy, 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, Lion, ca, 1200, North German, Copper alloy, inlaid glass, Overall, 8 3/8 x 7 3/16 4 3/8, 21.2 18.2 11.1 cm, 6lb, 2763g, Metalwork-Copper, 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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