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LOT 1282
Medieval Bronze Priest's Laver Pouring Spout with Dog's Head
14TH-15TH CENTURY A.D.
3 1/8 in. (82 grams, 81 mm).
With stylised detailing, mouth closed around a round-section spout, curved round-section neck with section cut away for attachment. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Wiltshire, UK.
Property of a Durham, UK, gentleman.
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.
FootnotesA priest's laver was a large ceremonial basin used for ritual ablutions.
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LOT 1282
Medieval Bronze Priest's Laver Pouring Spout with Dog's Head
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
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