10345. And the laver and its base. That this signifies a representative of purification and of regeneration, and also the natural, is evident from the signification of "washing," which was done by means of the water in the laver, as being a representative of purification and regeneration (n. 10237, 10239); from the signification of "the laver," as being the natural of man (n. 10235); and from the signification of "its base," as being the sensuous, which is the ultimate of the natural (n. 10236).