Lion mask door pull, ca. 1425–50, Made in Nuremberg, Germany, German, Copper alloy, Overall: 8 7/8 x 7 7/16 x 2 5/16 in. (22.5 x 18.9 x 5.9 cm), Metalwork-Copper alloy, Door pulls in the form of lion masks were a feature of many medieval churches throughout the Middle Ages. Such pulls functioned not only as decorative door hardware but also as sanctuary rings, symbols of the protection the church offered to those fleeing legal prosecution and other dangers
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Lion mask door pull, ca, 1425–50, Nuremberg, Germany, German, Copper alloy, Overall, 8 7/8 x 7 7/16 2 5/16, 22.5 18.9 5.9 cm, Metalwork-Copper, Door pulls, form, lion masks, feature, medieval churches, Middle Ages, pulls functioned, decorative door, hardware, sanctuary rings, symbols, protection, church offered, fleeing legal, prosecution, dangers
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