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Description: | A complete cast copper alloy zoomorphic decorative pouring spout or laver, probably from an ewer and dating to the 15th century AD (length: approx 60mm; width: 47.5mm; thickness: 16mm; weight: 46.1g). This artefact has an integrally cast angular dog??s head terminal with a tubular spout extending out from the dog??s open lozenge-shaped mouth (internal diameter of spout: 5.5mm). The dog??s head has strongly pronounced ridges/ protrusions for the facial features, including rectangular ears to either side of the head and heavy ridged eyebrows. The eyes are not illustrated. The spout has a short neck before curving downwards to the hollow opening at the back. The back of the artefact, which would have been attached to the vessel, is undecorated and curved to a pointed terminal, with a slanted indentation continuing to a hollow circular opening at the top, which then leads to the front of the spout. The artefact is in a worn but fair condition with a dark green patina. Similar examples can be seen recorded with the Portable Antiquities Scheme (record numbers WMID-FFD0E2, WMID-BE4B04 & WMID-AE1396) and are illustrated in Mill??s ??Medieval Artefacts??, 1999, page 110, ref NM 292, and they are described as being from a laver or priest??s washing bowl. A ewer with a similar spout is also shown in J.M. Lewis's paper 'Bronze Aquamaniles and Ewers' (1987: Finds Research Group Datasheet 7, pp 4-5 fig 8a). This example is from a later pedestal-base ewer discovered in the moat at Cardiff Castle and dated to the 15th century. | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Johnson, Caroline - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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