Title: Situla (Bucket for Holy Water)
Object type: Situla
Date: 860–880
Culture: Carolingian
Medium: Elephant ivory with gilded copper-alloy mounts and foil inlays
Dimensions: Overall (with handle up): 8 5/16 x 6 1/16 x 5 1/8 in. (21.1 x 15.4 x 13 cm)
Overall (with handle down): 6 3/16 x 6 1/16 x 5 1/8 in. (15.7 x 15.4 x 13 cm)
Overall (vessel only): 5 3/4 x 5 1/16 in. (14.6 x 12.8 cm)
diameter of foot: 3 1/8 in. (8 cm)
Classification: Ivories-Elephant
Credit line: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
Geography: Made in    northern France      
Department: Medieval Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Jesus, term: Annunciation, term: Baptism of Christ, term: Last Supper