Lion Aquamanile
1200–1250
Maker Unknown
Medieval Art
Lion Aquamanile, 1200–1250. Germany, Lower Saxony, Hildesheim, Gothic period, first half 13th century. Bronze: cast, chased, and punched; overall: 26.4 x 29 x 15 cm (10 3/8 x 11 7/16 x 5 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Chester D. Tripp in honor of Chester D. Tripp 1972.167 The handle of this vessel is in the shape of a dragon with a long curving tail.
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Sculpture
- Formatted Medium
- bronze: cast, chased, and punched
- Dimensions
- Overall: 26.4 x 29 x 15 cm (10 3/8 x 11 7/16 x 5 7/8 in.)
- Departments
- Medieval Art
- Accession Number
- 1972.167
- Credit Line
- Gift of Mrs. Chester D. Tripp in honor of Chester D. Tripp
- Exhibitions
- Year in Review: 1972, Traditions and Revisions: Themes from the History of Sculpture, A Cleveland Bestiary, Sacred Gifts and Worldly Treasures: Medieval Masterworks from the Cleveland Museum of Art, <em>The Age of Bronze</em>, Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (July 7-October 17, 1982).
- Rights Statement
- CC0
- Museum Location
- 106C Medieval Treasury
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