File:6B8805. Medieval dog-headed ewer spout (FindID 210076).jpg

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6B8805. Medieval dog-headed ewer spout
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Somerset County Council, Ciorstaidh Hayward Trevarthen, 2008-02-20 13:41:18
Title
6B8805. Medieval dog-headed ewer spout
Description
English: A cast copper alloy dog-headed spout from a medieval ewer (a cast jug used to hold water for washing hands, primarily at meals (Lewis 1987, page 1). The distal opening of the spout is cylindrical, emerging from the mouth of the angular and crudely formed dog's head. The ears are vertical and protrude above the flattened top of the head. Along the mid line of the top of the head is a cast ridge. below the prominent, cast brow are incised, almost lozengiform eyes.The snout is slightly upturned and has incised v-shaped nostrils. Details of the mouth have also been incised. The exterior of the spout narrows behind the head to form the neck. At the proximal end is the curving opening which would have been attached to the vessel body.

Date: Medieval - probably 15th century Dimensions: 105 mm x 109 mm x 56 mm

Weight: 84.41 g
Depicted place (County of findspot) Dorset
Date between 1400 and 1499
date QS:P571,+1450-00-00T00:00:00Z/7,P1319,+1400-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1499-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
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FindID: 210076
Old ref: DOR-6B8805
Filename: 6B8805.JPG
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) is a voluntary programme run by the United Kingdom government to record the increasing numbers of small finds of archaeological interest found by members of the public. The scheme started in 1997 and now covers most of England and Wales. Finds are published at https://finds.org.uk
Source https://finds.org.uk/database/ajax/download/id/166150
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/166150/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/210076
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