Two methods of applying wax to a pre-made core include dipping the core in liquid wax and applying wax slabs. Parts such as scales, tail, and handle are added by welding the wax joints with heat. Ubaldo Vitali (American, b. 1944), Reproduction of a Lion Aquamanile, Maplewood, New Jersey, 2006, H. 19 cm, after Aquamanile in the Form of a Lion, probably northern Germany, 12th century, H. 19.5 cm (Metropolitan Museum of Art, gift of Irwin Untermyer, 1964, inv. 64.101.1491).