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Description: | An incomplete cast copper alloy tap of Medieval to Post-Medieval date (c. AD 1350 - c. AD 1600). Length: 46.7mm; width; 31.1mm; thickness: 10.3mm; weight: 16.38g.The tap has an incomplete 'fleur-de-lis' handle although some parts of it are missing due to breaks. The base of the handle expands slightly at the front and back to form a bevelled neck. Below the neck is a solid cylindrical shaft, 20.8mm in length. The shaft tapers slightly: below the neck the diameter is 10.1mm and at the opposite end it has a diameter of 8.7mm. Close to the end there is a transverse hole that allowed the flow of liquid. This hole is an elongated oval shape and measures approximately 6.0mm x 3.4mm.This tap has a mid-green patina overall and has horizontal file marks on both faces of the handle. The edges of the handle have also been filed.A tap of similar design has been recorded from archaeological excavations in London and dated c. 1350-1400 (Egan 1998. 'The Medieval Household: Medieval Finds from Excavations in London'. 242, fig. 189, ref. 746). However, similar forms of taps may have carried on into the early Post-Medieval period.
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