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ID number: BIRBI-49.7 Institution: The Barber Institute of Fine Arts Artist / Maker: German Title / Object name: Aquamanile in the form of a Knight on Horseback Object type: Art object Culture: German Date made: 13th century Materials: Bronze Measurements: 31.7 x 29 cm Provenance: Count Wilczek, Burg Kreuzenstein, near Vienna; Dr Philip Nelson, Liverpool, who is known to have been collecting in the 1930s and 1940s; purchased from F.A. Drey, London, February 1949, for £1,000 |
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An aquamanile is a jug-type vessel in the form of an animal or human figure. It usually contained water for the washing of hands over a basin, an essential component of religious and secular rituals in medieval society. Many surviving aquamanilia were created between about 1200 and 1350 in northern Germany, a region with a renowned metalwork tradition. The Barber’s example was probably made in Hildesheim, which re-emerged as a centre for casting works in copper alloy shortly after 1200. Some of the most popular forms of aquamanila were horses, lions and dragons. Here, the waterspout protrudes from the horse’s forehead. Notes: Bibliography: O. von Falke and E. Meyer, 'Romanische Leuchter [...] Bronzegerate des Mittelalters', I, 1935, p. 46, no. 296. |
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