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Handwasher (Aquamanile) in the Form of a Cheetah   (  )
Artist	Anonymous (Italy or Egypt)Unknown author
Title	Handwasher (Aquamanile) in the Form of a Cheetah
Description	English: 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.
Date	11th century date QS:P571,+1050-00-00T00:00:00Z/7 (Middle Ages era QS:P2348,Q12554 )
Medium	cast and chiselled bronze
Dimensions	19.4 × 22.3 × 9.6 cm (7.6 × 8.7 × 3.7 in)
Collection	Walters Art Museum    Native name Walters Art Museum Location Baltimore, United States of America Coordinates 39° 17′ 48″ N, 76° 36′ 58″ W   Established 1934  Website thewalters.org Authority file : Q210081 VIAF: 128918374 ISNI: 000000040373611X ULAN: 500279110 LCCN: no00096900 GND: 16029354-6 WorldCat institution QS:P195,Q210081
Accession number	54.2434
Place of creation	Egypt (?)
Object history	Julius Carlebach Gallery, New York, [date of acquisition unknown] by purchase Walters Art Museum, 1958, by purchase
Exhibition history	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.
Credit line	Museum purchase, 1958
Source	Walters Art Museum: Home page  Info about artwork
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