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Aguamanil en forma de jinete a caballo

ca. 1250
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 304
Los aguamaniles, nombre derivado de las palabras latinas para «agua» y «manos», servían para verter agua sobre las manos de los comensales antes de un banquete. También los usaban los sacerdotes que se preparaban para decir misa. Este ejemplar ilustra los ideales caballerescos que impregnaron la cultura medieval en Occidente e influyeron sobre la producción de objetos para uso diario. El caballero lleva un tipo de armadura que cayó en desuso hacia el tercer cuarto del siglo XIII. Por desgracia, se perdieron el escudo (en el que tal vez aparecía el blasón del dueño) y la lanza. Los círculos con líneas cruzadas en el cuerpo del caballo de guerra sugieren que es un tordo, equino muy apreciado en la Edad Media.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Título: Aguamanil en forma de jinete a caballo
  • Fecha: ca. 1250
  • Geografía: Alemania, Baja Sajonia, probablemente Hildesheim
  • Material: Aleación de cobre
  • Dimensiones: 37,5 x 32 x 14,2 cm
  • Crédito: Donación de Irwin Untermyer, 1964
  • Número de inventario: 64.101.1492
  • Curatorial Department: Medieval Art and The Cloisters

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