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Description: | Post-medieval copper alloy spigot, horizontal tube for insertion into a barrel (length 51mm), tapering from an externally faceted vertical housing (external diameter 17mm) for a cylindrical tap with the integral handle cast in the form of a flat-sectioned cockerel with engraved ring-and-dots for eyes (height 52mm). The spout of the spigot is a cast highly stylised animal-head with a short cylindrical tube emerging from its mouth (length 21mm). Total length 89mm. Weight 66.67g. Green glass beads have been inserted into the openings at both ends. 16th - 17th century.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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