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| Keywords: Italian - Handwasher (Aquamanile) in the Form of a Cheetah - Walters 542434 - Three Quarter.jpg conj or Italy This fearsome-looking cheetah is one of a small group of Islamic animal bronzes made for use as incense burners pouring vessels called aquamaniles and fountain fixtures Trained cheetahs were favorite hunting animals in the Islamic world especially at royal courts This taste was emulated by the Christian kings of Sicily who featured felines in the decoration of their palaces Objects like this aquamanile also inspired artists in Germany and other parts of northern Europe beginning in the 13th century century 11 13 Medieval cast and chiselled bronze cm 19 4 22 3 9 6 accession number 54 2434 28727 Julius Carlebach Gallery New York date of acquisition unknown by purchase Walters Art Museum 1958 by purchase Museum purchase 1958 Russian Art Icons and Decorative Arts from the Origin to the Twentieth Century The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore 1959-1960 The Meeting of Two Worlds The Crusades and the Mediterranean Context The University of Michigan Museum of Art Ann Arbor 1981 The Allure of Bronze The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore 1995 place of origin Egypt Walters Art Museum license Islamic metalwork in the Walters Art Museum Italian art in the Walters Art Museum Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review Aquamanile Metalwork of Egypt Julius Carlebach 11th-century sculptures | ||||
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