North French or Mosan 13th Century Mosan 13th Century (artist) North French or Mosan 13th Century North French 13th Century (artist) Aquamanile in the Form of a Lion, c. 1200 bronze with traces of gilding overall: 13.8 x 17.5 x 7 cm (5 7/16 x 6 7/8 x 2 3/4 in.) Widener Collection 1942.9.281

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Exhibition History

1940

Exhibition of Arts of the Middle Ages, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 1940, 80, no. 283, as French or Mosan, twelfth century.

1987

Artful Deception: The Craft of the Forger, Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore, 1987-1988, no cat.

2006

Lions, Dragons, and Other Beasts: Aquamanila of the Middle Ages, Vessels for Church and Table, The Bard Graduate Center for Studies in the Decorative Arts, Design, and Culture, New York, 2006, no. 3, repro.

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