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LOT 1669

Medieval Bronze Priest Laver Pouring Spout with Dog's Head

14TH-15TH CENTURY A.D.

2 3/4 in. (66 grams, 71 mm).

With stylised detailing, mouth closed around a round-section spout, curved round-section neck with section cut away for attachment. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Found Somerset, UK.

Literature

See Lewis, J.M., Bronze Aquamaniles and Ewers, Finds Research Group 700-1700 Datasheet 7, 1991, for a similar example excavated from Cardiff Castle moats.

Footnotes

A priest's laver was a large ceremonial basin used for ritual ablutions.

CONDITION

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LOT 1669

Medieval Bronze Priest Laver Pouring Spout with Dog's Head

Sold for (Inc. bp): £52

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