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Description: | A cast copper-alloy tap dating to the post-medieval period, c.17th century. The object has a hollow tubular, oval body and a faceted zoomorphic head or spout; the opposite end has been broken off to a jagged point. The spout curves downwards through ninety degrees. It has flattened sides, facets on the front and back, and two transverse ridges: as it begins and halfway down the front. The spout's terminal has been abraded. A vertical perforation behind the head would have taken a tap key, now missing (max. internal diameter: 8.2mm); the external sides are flattened. The object has a dark-grey patina over a red-brown metal.Length 76.3mm, width at point of tap 10.2mm, width of barrel 6.2mm; weight 10.67gmsSimilar examples can be seen on this database, NCL-D87D48, BERK-E26C94, where it is speculated as the tap for a decorated ewer or some other tabletop vessel rather than a larger storage vessel.
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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