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Cistern or Font in the Cloisters, October 2009

Cistern or Font in the Cloisters, October 2009
Cistern or font
Lead, cast
France (Angouleme?), 13th century

Accession Number: 33.21.1

Similar lead cisterns have been found in churches in the region of Toulouse, where they were placed on stone columns and used as baptismal fonts. The two bands of decoration are filled with griffins, lions, centaurs and dragons.

Text from the Cloisters label.

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