Aquamanile in the form of a lion Aquamanile in the form of a lion Lion-aquamanile, The object cast in cire perdue technique and largely annexed has the shape of a lion, details of which (mane, eyes and mustache) ) are outstretched. The lion has a dragon on its back, which serves as a handle, and which is connected to the lion's tail. This has pulled the head back slightly, looks ahead and has opened its mouth, so that the tongue and four tusks are visible. The head is modeled in such a way that continuous lines can be seen from nose to eyebrow ears. A flap attached to a hinge is cut in the head to fill the object with water. Chest, front of neck and head are covered with moons. The dragon looking backwards is connected to the lion's head with its two legs and neck. The lion's tail, which has a broadening in the middle and is flamed at the end, is raised so that it is connected to the back of the dragon. At the bottom of the lion's breast, an animal's head has a tap, the handle of which has the shape of a bird. The claws and the lower parts of the four legs are additions from later times, beasts of prey, predatory animals: lion, anonymous, Neurenberg, c. 1400, copper alloy, h 31.0 cm × l 33.0 cm × t 11.0 cm
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