Aquamanile in the Form of a Rooster
This elaborate water vessel was intended for handwashing. A specialty of metalworkers in German-speaking lands for centuries—from the twelfth to the fifteenth—they are called aquamanilia, from the Latin words for water (aqua) and hand (manus).
Artwork Details
- Title: Aquamanile in the Form of a Rooster
- Date: 13th century
- Geography: Made in Lower Saxony, Germany
- Culture: German
- Medium: Copper alloy
- Dimensions: 9 15/16 x 4 1/8 x 9 3/4 in. (25.2 x 10.5 x 24.7 cm)
Thickness: 11/16-15/16 in. (0.18-0.24 cm) - Classification: Metalwork-Copper alloy
- Credit Line: The Cloisters Collection, 1989
- Object Number: 1989.292
- Curatorial Department: Medieval Art and The Cloisters
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