▁F lem ish ▁and ▁German ▁pictures ▁show ▁cand l est icks , ▁holy ▁water ▁st oups , ▁reflect ors , ▁cens ers ▁and ▁vessels ▁for ▁was hing ▁the ▁hands ▁as ▁used ▁in ▁churches . ▁The ▁invent ories ▁of ▁Church ▁goods ▁in ▁England ▁made ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁the ▁Re formation ▁disc lose ▁a ▁very ▁large ▁number ▁of ▁objects ▁in ▁lat ten ▁which ▁were ▁probably ▁made ▁in ▁the ▁country . ▁In ▁general ▁use ▁was ▁an ▁attract ive ▁vessel ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁aqu aman ile ▁( cf . ▁Fig . ▁ 6 ); ▁this ▁is ▁a ▁water - v essel ▁usually ▁in ▁the ▁form ▁of ▁a ▁standing ▁l ion , ▁with ▁a ▁sp out ▁project ing ▁from ▁his ▁mouth ; ▁on ▁the ▁top ▁of ▁the ▁head ▁is ▁an ▁opening ▁for ▁filling ▁the ▁vessel , ▁and ▁a ▁l izard - sh aped ▁handle ▁joins ▁the ▁back ▁of ▁the ▁head ▁with ▁the ▁tail . ▁O thers ▁are ▁in ▁the ▁form ▁of ▁a ▁horse ▁or ▁ram ; ▁a ▁few ▁are ▁in ▁the ▁form ▁of ▁a ▁human ▁b ust , ▁and ▁some ▁represent ▁a ▁mounted ▁war rior . ▁They ▁were ▁produced ▁from ▁the ▁ 1 2 th ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 5 th ▁centuries . ▁Count less ▁are ▁the ▁domestic ▁objects : ▁mort ars , ▁small ▁cand l est icks , ▁war ming ▁p ans , ▁t riv ets , ▁f enders ; ▁these ▁date ▁mainly ▁from ▁the ▁ 1 7 th ▁and ▁ 1 8 th ▁centuries , ▁when ▁br ass ▁orn ament ation ▁was ▁also ▁frequently ▁applied ▁to