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Description: | Fragment of a cast copper alloy (brass) pipe fitting that was used as part of a connection or valve to attach copper pipework together. The fitting is cylindrical in profile and semi-circular in section. The copper piping remains on the surface of the brass fitting and was lead soldered on to the brass which has caused a pattern of decay to emerge where the piping looks ribbed in profile. The edge of the pipe has been machine-made and the inner lip of the opening meets the body of the fitting where it thickens, but the edge is worn so that its full extent is unknown.Possibly used to transport water at sea as brass fittings are common on shipping vessels.Modern
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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