Acquamanile di epoca longobarda, IX secolo d.C.

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Acquamanile from the IX century AD, originating from the Cave of Saint Michael, a Longobardic Michaelite sanctuary in Olevano sul Tusciano (SA), is a handmade object with a globular body and feet for support, painted with red bands featuring sharp-pointed scratches, stamp impressions, and plastic applications. The neck and spout are defined as a snake (or a serpent-like Leviathan with wolf ears) vomiting Jonah, a biblical figure of the resurrection of Christ. This artifact was likely used in baptismal functions that took place inside the Michaelite sanctuary. Today, it represents a unique piece in the panorama of high-medieval productions of Minor Langobardia.\n(Francesco La Manna, Ceramics, in "The Cave of Saint Michael at Olevano sul Tusciano. History, Archaeology, and Art of an Early Medieval Sanctuary," Alessandro Di Muro (ed.).