This aquamanile was probably a fountain-head embellishing one of the local palaces or large houses. |
The earliest object, a late 13th century or early 14th century aquamanile in the form of a stag, was a vessel for holding liquid. |
They are also showing a bronze aquamanile, or ceremonial ewer, in the form of a lion. |
An aquamanile comes with a bowl or a basin to collect the water. |
One of the earliest items in the hoard is the aquamanile, dating from the late 13th to early 14th-century. |
The aquamanile eventually evolved for secular use during the renaissance and these items found their way onto the dinner tables of the rich. |