Horse Aquamanile

Culture: [Medieval](http://n2t.net/ark:/99152/p0gjgrsxwzx). Current Location: [The Hunt Museum](https://www.huntmuseum.com/), [Limerick](https://www.geonames.org/7778675/limerick-city.html). Accession number: CG 073. This [aquamanile](http://vocab.getty.edu/page/aat/300045667), hollow cast in copper-alloy, takes the form of a horse. A dragon, forms a handle, and holds the short reins. There is a hinged lid on the horse's head and a tap with a spigot plug in the lower chest. The handle and reins and spigot were made separately and attached by soldering. The Latin term aquamanile is conventionally applied to vessels from which water was poured for hand-washing in both domestic and liturgical contexts. Most aquamanila in copper-alloy were cast using the cere perdue method and European examples date from the twelfth to the fifteenth century. By 1400 Nuremberg was becoming a major centre for artistic production, in particular metal work. [More](https://tinyurl.com/2h6xze6y). Source: Objaverse 1.0 / Sketchfab文化背景：中世纪。现藏地点：[亨特博物馆（The Hunt Museum）](https://www.huntmuseum.com/)，[利默里克市（Limerick）](https://www.geonames.org/7778675/limerick-city.html)。入藏编号：CG 073。 这件[注水器（aquamanile）](http://vocab.getty.edu/page/aat/300045667)以铜合金空心铸造，造型为一匹骏马。龙形构件充当手柄，并握持短缰绳。马首处设有铰接式盖子，马胸下部安装带有旋塞塞子的出水龙头。手柄、缰绳与出水龙头均为分体铸造，通过钎焊工艺拼接固定。拉丁语aquamanile一词通常用于指代用于家庭与宗教礼仪场景中洗手的注水容器。绝大多数铜合金注水器均采用失蜡铸造法（cere perdue）铸造，欧洲地区的同类器物年代集中于12至15世纪。至1400年，纽伦堡已发展成为艺术创作的核心重镇，尤以金属工艺领域见长。[更多详情](https://tinyurl.com/2h6xze6y)。 数据来源：Objaverse 1.0 / Sketchfab