Gemellion (Liturgical Plate) with Peacocks
A gemellion (from the Latin geminus, meaning twin) is one of a pair of basins used to wash hands, both at home and during mass. Water was poured from the spouted bowl over the hands and was caught in the second bowl placed as a basin below. Many gemellions made in the enamel m...
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5118
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[Found in the Seine, Paris]; Henri Daguerre, Paris, by purchase; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1927, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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en
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1
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| sourceUrl | https://purl.thewalters.org/art/44.71 |
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