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Aquamanile à décor de chevalier à cheval

ca. 1250
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 304
L’aquamanile, dont le nom est formé des mots latins signifiant « eau » et « mains », était une sorte d’aiguière pour le service de l’eau à table ou en préparation de la messe. Cet exemplaire illustre les idéaux courtois de la chevalerie, qui imprégnaient la culture médiévale occidentale au point d’influer sur la production d’objets d’usage courant. Le chevalier porte un type d’armure disparu vers le troisième quart du XIIIe siècle. Son bouclier — qui arborait probablement les armoiries du propriétaire — et sa lance ont malheureusement été détachés. Les cercles hachurés sur le corps du cheval donnent à penser qu’il s’agit d’un destrier gris pommelé, très prisé au Moyen Âge.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Titre: Aquamanile à décor de chevalier à cheval
  • Date: v. 1250
  • Aire géographique: Basse-Saxe, probablement Hildesheim
  • Culture: Allemand
  • Technique: Alliage de cuivre
  • Dimensions: 37,5 x 32 x 14,2 cm
  • Crédits: Don de Irwin Untermyer, 1964
  • Accession Number: 64.101.1492
  • Curatorial Department: Medieval Art and The Cloisters

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