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Description: | The object is a spout, possibly from a ewer made of acast copper alloy. The spout in profile forms a curvaous '¬' shape, and is tubular in section. The length of the spout from each terminal, in a straight line, is 79.3mm, and the width across the widest portion of the spout, on the bend, is 16.4mm. The spout weighs 62.5g. The terminal pf the spout has a zoomorphic characteristics, depicting a dog. The mouth of the dog is wide open with an integral short tube protruding from it. The snout is is slightly moulded on the upper surface, and thereby is slightly flattened. The head is slightly angular with a rectangular ear on each side of the head, which protrudes upwards slightly. Behind the head the spout then curves downwards, but it does not remain tubular at this point, instead it is crescentic in profile. The edges of this portion of the spout would have originally been fixed to the vessel. The surface of the spout has a dark green patina, this occurs on the interior and exterior. Lewis suggests these dog shaped spouts from ewers date to the 15th century.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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