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This lavabo (from the Latin for "I will wash") has two basins; presumably, one was intended for washing hands and the other for washing Eucharistic vessels, which could then be placed on the shelf above. Two small heads look down from the cusps above.
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Title: Lavabo
Date: 13th century
Geography: Made in Burgundy, France
Culture: French
Medium: Limestone
Dimensions: Overall: 76 x 65 in. (193 x 165.1 cm)
Classification: Sculpture-Architectural
Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Joseph Brummer and Ernest Brummer, in memory of Joseph Brummer, 1948
Accession Number: 48.76.3
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