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Description: | A Post Medieval copper alloy tap (17th - early 18th century). The tap has a bifurcated key which connects with an hour-glass-shaped junction between the spout and the tube which fits inside the cistern. The tube is missing. The spout is decoratively faceted with a stepped lip before it narrows at the tip. The object has a mid-green patina and is in good condition.Margeson (1993:138) notes "taps with bifurcated keys are seen as an intermediate stage between Medieval tap keys in the form of a cockerel, fleur-de-lis or openwork trefoil, and the flat-topped T-shaped keys of the 18th century. They were used with cisterns."
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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