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Description: | A lead alloy spout which is possibly from a powder flask. The spout is sub rectangular in section and curves gently. At the external end the spout has a small circular hole through which the contents would have poured. The tube is formed by an inner layer of lead. The outer layer is damaged and some is missing but there would have been vent holes between the two layers of the spout. One edge of the outer layer is complete and has a chamfered edge. Inside the spout is a central divider of lead alloy. If the spout was used with the circular hole at the bottom and the vent holes at the top, the divider may have been to allow air into the vessel at the top, while the lower tube was filled by the contents of the vessel. This would prevent the contents from completely filling the spout and forming a seal. This may suggest that the vessel contained a liquid rather than powder. The vessel end of the spout is broken and missing, the damage allowing the inner construction of the tube to be seen clearly. The outside of the spout is highly decorated. There is a central projecting ridge along the bottom edge which is flanked by rows of close raised lines in a ladder formation. There are similar rows on the top face. On both sides is a recessed panel containing scrolling foliage decoration. The decoration is similar to that on sword belt fittings and suggests a sixteenth or seventeenth century date (Bailey). An undecorated powder flask spout is illustrated in Courtney (1988). | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Cooper, Amy - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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