Title: Aquamanile in the Form of a Lion
Object type: Aquamanile
Date: ca. 1230 or early nineteenth century
Culture: North German, Lubeck (?)
Medium: Bronze; binary copper alloy (approx. 88% copper, approx. 8% tin) hollow cast,
chased, engraved, and gilded.
Dimensions: H. 20.7 cm, w. 12.4 cm, l. 25.3 cm, wt. 2867 g.
Classification: Metalwork
Credit line: Robert Lehman Collection, 1975
Department: Robert Lehman Collection
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Lions