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| Keywords: French - Gemellion with Peacocks - Walters 4472.jpg 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 This gemellion is adorned with peacocks a symbol of beauty paradise and immortality in the Middle Ages It is said to have been found in the Seine River and is corroded from its long submersion century 13 Medieval champlevé enamel on copper cm 22 5 diam accession number 44 72 10552 Found in the Seine Paris Henri Daguerre Paris by purchase Henry Walters city Baltimore Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters 1927 place of origin Limoges France Walters Art Museum license Medieval metalwork in the Walters Art Museum Champlevé of Europe Art of France in the Walters Art Museum Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review Gemellions | ||||
