Aquamanile in the Form of a Knight onHorseback

Medium

Bronze; Quaternary copper alloy with a high content of zinc (approx. 73% copper, approx. 15% zinc, approx. 7% lead, approx. 3% tin) with natural patina, hollow cast; remnants of the clay core and iron armature in the legs

Dimensions

H. 45.2 cm, w. 12.7 cm, l. 38 cm, wt. 5016 g.

Classification

Metalwork-Bronze

Culture

German, Lower Saxony (?)

Department

Robert Lehman Collection

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Robert Lehman Collection, 1975

Accession Number

1975.1.1409

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