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Lavabo
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
The vessel is cast as one piece with the spouts and presumably also the hinge attachments in the lost-wax technique. The flat-bulbous vessel has a sharp, hollow collar. The two spouts are in line with each other and end in vague animal heads. Perpendicular to this, against the upper edge of the collar, are two hinge attachments in the form of women's heads, in which the hinge holes. The handle consists of a round curved iron rod with a round opening in the middle, in which the hook with a ring. Pouring spouts are visible on the vessel and spouts.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineLavabo. c. 1400 - c. 1499. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.