Aquamanile in the Form of a Griffin, ca. 1425–50, German, Nuremberg, Bronze; Ternary copper alloy with a very high content of

---

Aquamanile in the Form of a Griffin, ca. 1425–50, German, Nuremberg, Bronze; Ternary copper alloy with a very high content of zinc (approx. 74%, H. cm, w. 12 cm (chest without wings), l. cm, Metalwork-Bronze, This magnificent aquamanile in the form of a griffin with (separately cast) outstretched wings can be grouped stylistically with the unicorn (643) and a few other examples that were probably produced by the same Nuremberg workshop in the second quarter of the fifteenth century

---

Size: 4954px × 3963px
Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: 12, 1425–50, , , 643, 74%, alloy, approx, aquamanile, bronze, ca, ca., cast, century, chest, cm, content, copper, examples, fifteenth, form, german, griffin, grouped, high, magnificent, metalwork-bronze, nuremberg, outstretched, produced, quarter, separately, stylistically, ternary, unicorn, wings, workshop, zinc