Small cast-metal vessels used mainly for ritual hand-washing during the late Middle Ages. http://www.nytimes.com/2006/08/25/arts/design/25aqua.html?ei=5070&en=ea44fa2c58611fa1&ex=1157342400&adxnnl=1&adxnnlx=1157202683-1+BuVtRbBeGaidj5fAuYHA Sharon gordonse at one.net