File:A cast copper alloy dog's head laver or ewer spout, dating to the 15th century AD. (FindID 100067).jpg

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A cast copper alloy dog's head laver or ewer spout, dating to the 15th century AD.
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Birmingham Museums Trust, Caroline Johnson, 2005-06-28 14:56:19
Title
A cast copper alloy dog's head laver or ewer spout, dating to the 15th century AD.
Description
English: A complete cast copper alloy decorative pouring sprout or laver, probably from an ewer and dating to the 15th century AD (length: 73.1mm; width: 50.7mm; thickness: 20.2mm; weight: 88.29g). This artefact has an integrally cast dog's head terminal with a tubular spout extending out from the dog's open mouth (internal diameter: 6.1mm). Although worn and corroded, the dog's head with strongly incised lines/ protrusions including rectangular ears to either side of the head and heavy ridged eyebrows. Down the centre of the face and between the ears, there is a single ridge, which then continues along the centre of the neck to the back of the spout. The back of the artefact, which would have been attached to the vessel, is undecorated and curved with a slanted indentation continuing to a circular opening at the top, which then leads to the front of the spout. The artefact is in a worn and corroded condition with a patchy green patina.

A similar example is illustrated in Mill's 'Medieval Artefacts', 1999, page 110, ref NM 292, and is described as being from a laver or priest's washing bowl.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Staffordshire
Date between 1400 and 1500
date QS:P571,+1500-00-00T00:00:00Z/6,P1319,+1400-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1500-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Accession number
FindID: 100067
Old ref: WMID-FFD0E2
Filename: G Jones - laver spout 2.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/67885
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/67885/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/100067
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Object location52° 41′ 53.88″ N, 1° 53′ 02.15″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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