hanap
Sign in to savethumb|Silver-gilt Hanap ([[Strasbourg, 18th century)]] thumb|200px| Hanap with a pelican itself to feed its young. Champlevé, enameled and partly gilt silver, France, first half of the 14th century. Found in Gaillon or Rouen, Normandy, France. Musee du Moyen Age, Cl. 1951
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thumb|Silver-gilt Hanap ([[Strasbourg, 18th century)]] thumb|200px| Hanap with a pelican itself to feed its young. Champlevé, enameled and partly gilt silver, France, first half of the 14th century. Found in Gaillon or Rouen, Normandy, France. Musee du Moyen Age, Cl. 1951
"Hanap" is an obsolete, Norman-French term for a large drinking-goblet, made of precious material such as gold or silver, and used especially on state occasions.
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