Basin

This basin was used to wash the feet of pilgrims arriving at the Holy Sepulcher. During the ceremony of Maundy Thursday, the Custos—and the Patriarch of Jerusalem today—washes the feet of pilgrims to commemorate the action of Christ before the Last Supper. This large basin was the gift of the future king Peter II of Portugal (r. 1683–1706), who had been regent since 1667.