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Description: | Medieval copper alloy ewer spout, dating to the 15th century. The zoomorphic ewer spout is in the form of a dog??s head with the spout protruding from the open mouth. The spout would have been soldered to the body of the ewer at the curved and convex sub-triangular opening. The dog has oval and upright ears and its snout and eyes are represented by a concave depression. The neck of the dog is hexagonal in section and the spout that protrudes from the dog??s mouth is circular in section with an external diameter of 11mm. The ewer spout has good surface preservation with file marks discernible over some of the surface. The spout has a mid-green patina and weighs 79.5g. It measures approximately 60mm in length (from snout to end) and 60mm in height from ear to the tip of the spout.
It has been suggested that these spouts may also have been used as pourers on leather bottles; attached to them so that the head and neck protrude from the bottle. | Subjects: | Pouring | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Marshall, Anna - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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