Aquamanile in the Form of a Lion, ca. 1400, Made in Nuremberg, German, Copper alloy, Overall: 13 1/8 x 13 3/8 x 4 3/4 in., 11lb. (33.3 x 34 x 12.1 cm, 5336g), Metalwork-Copper alloy, This proud and alert lion was created using the lostwax (cire perdue) method. Wax is molded around a rough clay model into the desired form of the sculpture, coated in turn with a mixture of brick, clay, and ashes, then melted out to create space for the molten metal
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Aquamanile, Form, Lion, ca, 1400, Nuremberg, German, Copper alloy, Overall, 13 1/8 x 13 3/8 4 3/4, 11lb, 33.3 34 12.1 cm, 5336g, Metalwork-Copper, proud, alert lion, created using, lostwax, cire perdue, method, Wax, molded, rough clay, model, desired form, sculpture, coated, turn, mixture, brick, clay, ashes, melted out, create space, molten metal
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