马上骑士形中世纪水罐

日尔曼

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 304

中世纪水罐一词(aquamanilia)由拉丁文“水”和“手”两字组成,这种水罐是在餐桌上给就餐者倒水用的,或者由神父准备弥撒时所用。这件作品代表了理想化的骑士身份,这种风度优雅的形象遍及西方的中世纪文化,并且影响了为日常所用而造的器皿。这位骑士身着的铠甲到1250年至1275年左右就消失了。他手中的盾牌和长矛都不幸失传,盾牌上原本可能有其主人的盾徽。马身上的交叉排线圆圈表明这是一匹灰底带斑点的战马,这种马在中世纪极受珍视。

Aquamanile in the Form of a Mounted Knight, Copper alloy, German

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