Flemish Bronze Lavabo meditteranean The scale of the piece

The scale of the piece may suggest that this was a water deity mounted over the entrance portal of the water shrine

the quality of their casts were exceptional and became more exceptional with time

The cistern features simply and splendidly

They are able to tolerate flames through the defence of their naturally moist skin

Carved from wood with subtle polychromed silver-gilt over gesso

Flemish Bronze Lavabo meditteranean The scale of the pieceA captivating bronze Lavabo, Flemish Composed of the following parts: the kettle, the handle, the hook and the ring. The kettle consists of a flaring rim above a plain circular wonderfully patinated body cast with two inserts in the form of female heads with bonnets to each side supporting the a handle. Two spouts protrude from the sides terminating in zoomorphic shaped animal heads. A Lavabo would have been used as a domestic utensil for washing