Figure 499

Radiograph showing the integration of square-sectioned iron armature elements extending up out of Aristotle’s arm and leg. The sharp bend at their tops suggests a point of overlap with additional elements and a potentially different technical approach to the fabrication of armatures. Aquamanile in the Form of Phyllis and Aristotle, southern Netherlands, late 14th or early 15th century, H. 32.5 cm (Metropolitan Museum of Art, Robert Lehman Collection, 1975, inv. 1975.1.1416). See .