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Holy Water Bucket
Holy Water Bucket
Date 15th century
Period 1400-1600, 15th century
Origin Belgium
Medium Bronze
Dimension 13.97 cm (5¹/₂ inches)
This superb bronze bucket used for holy water has a flared ringed body with strong moulding at the top, the narrower base decorated with six groups of four small punched holes. In exceptional condition and with a beautiful deep rich green patina, our example retains its original horseshoe shaped swing handle, the sockets with well-preserved stylised animal head motifs, the details of which remain clearly discernible.
Date: 15th century
Period: 1400-1600, 15th century
Origin: Belgium
Medium: Bronze
Dimension: 13.97 cm (5¹/₂ inches)
Provenance: Private collection, Germany
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