Detail from the handle that takes the form of the animal’s tail whose as-cast details have been aggressively reinforced with a V-shaped graver. With each strike of the graver, the tool jumps, creating the visible steps within the engraved line. Griffin Aquamanile, Nuremberg, Germany, 1425–50, H. 32 cm (Metropolitan Museum of Art, Robert Lehman Collection, 1975, inv. 1975.1.1413). See Dandridge, Pete. 2006. “Exquisite Objects, Prodigious Technique. Aquamanilia, Vessels of the Middle Ages.” In Lions, Dragons, and Other Beasts: Aquamanilia of the Middle Ages, Vessels for Church and Table, edited by Peter Barnet and Pete Dandridge, 35–56. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press..