Lion and Cupid Aquamanile

Datec. 1650

Object PlaceGdansk, Poland, Eastern Europe, Europe

MediumSilver

Dimensions11 3/4 x 7 1/8 x 10 5/8 in.
30.0 x 18.0 x 27.0 cm

ClassificationsSilver

Credit LineFounders Society Purchase, Ralph Harman Booth Bequest Fund, Robert H. Tannahill Foundation Fund, and funds from Friends of Polish Art

Object number1989.66

DescriptionAquamanile in the form of a rampant lion, his tongue forming the spout, with Cupid astride his back, on a quatrefoil base molded and chased with rocks and another lion entering a burrow below the trunk of a tree, one branch supporting the body, applied with a reptile and four lobate bracket feet.

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