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The name of this form of pitcher derives from the Latin "aqua" meaning water, and "manus," meaning hand; it was used to wash the hands both in ritual contexts and at table. In the Middle Ages, food was eaten with the fingers so that hands needed frequent washing. This aquamanile is one of the few surviving examples to fill two purposes: holding water and providing light. The outstretched hands of the centaur (half man, half horse) would have held two candlesticks. The design of the faucet and its little mythological animal handle is of Syrian origin.
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