Maker: Unknown
Bronze/copper alloy with green corrosion products over most of the surface. Cylindrical body with a horizontal depression at the top, flat shoulder with a curved edge, tall narrow neck with a basal collar, upward tilting open spout, and narrow strap handle flattened at the upper and lower ends where it is secured by rivets (one at each end). The junction of the neck and shoulder is decorated with a circle of raised points forming a star, and on each side of the neck there is an embossed seated lion (?).
History note: H.S. Reitlinger (d.1950); the Reitlinger Trust, Maidenhead, from which transferred in 1991.
Bequeathed by Henry Scipio Reitlinger, 1950; transferred from the Reitlinger Trust, 1991
Height: 28.5 cm
Width: 16.3 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1991) by Reitlinger, Henry Scipio
12th Century-13th Century
Circa
1100
CE
-
1300
CE
with green corrosion over most of the surface Copper alloy
Accession number: O.24-1991
Primary reference Number: 14143
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Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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