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MEDIEVAL BRONZE PRIEST'S LAVER HOLY WATER POURING VESSEL SPOUT
14TH-15TH CENTURY A.D.
2 5/8 in. (49 grams, 66 mm).
14TH-15TH CENTURY A.D.
2 5/8 in. (49 grams, 66 mm).
With stylised zoomorphic detailing to the spout, mouth developing to a round-section spout, arched neck with section cut away for attachment. [No Reserve]
PROVENANCE:
From the collection of a Buckinghamshire, UK, collector established from the earlier 1960s.
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.
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