The Horse Aquamanile in the Rijksmuseum

One of the very remarkable vessels used for the medieval ritual of handwashing is the horse aquamanile in the Rijksmuseum’s collection of European vessels, traditionally regarded as a thirteenth-century bronze from ‘Lotharingia’. Because of its small size and unusual stylized form, with the emphasi...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Joanna Olchawa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Rijksmuseum Publications Department 2024-03-01
Series:The Rijksmuseum Bulletin
Online Access:https://bulletin.rijksmuseum.nl/article/view/18946