Medieval barrel spigot with cockerel type tap - similar recorded on PAS below

(c. AD 1400-1600). The key (or handle) is a two-dimensional representation of a cockerel, with a large ring and dot eye, open beak, small crest and curved tail being the only detail applied

Record ID: BERK-A3B3B5

Record ID: SOM-901263

Miniature medieval animal headed barrel spout- smallest I have ever seen

15thC cockerel type barrel tap keys

15thC cockerel type barrel tap key - Foundry mark O

A complete cast copper alloy pouring spout in the form of a dog’s head. Medieval to Post-Medieval (c. AD 1400 – c. AD 1550).

Similar decorative spouts are illustrated in Bailey (1997, 57-59) but none of them show how they would have been attached to vessels. The spouts mainly date to the 15th century although their use may have continued into the 16th century.

A number of these types of spouts have been recorded on the Portable Antiquities Scheme database. For example, see finds: SF-CC25D3 and IOW-0E8386

Medieval to Post-Medieval barrel tap and spigot (c. AD 1400 – c. AD 1550).

An cast copper alloy barrel tap. Medieval to Post-Medieval (c. AD 1400 – c. AD 1550).

An cast copper alloy barrel tap. Medieval to Post-Medieval (c. AD 1400 – c. AD 1550).

A complete cast copper alloy pouring spout in the form of a dog’s head. Medieval to Post-Medieval (c. AD 1400 – c. AD 1550).

A complete cast copper alloy pouring spout in the form of a dog’s head. Medieval to Post-Medieval (c. AD 1400 – c. AD 1550).

Similar decorative spouts are illustrated in Bailey (1997, 57-59) but none of them show how they would have been attached to vessels. The spouts mainly date to the 15th century although their use may have continued into the 16th century.

A number of these types of spouts have been recorded on the Portable Antiquities Scheme database. For example, see finds: SF-CC25D3 and IOW-0E8386

A complete cast copper alloy pouring spout in the form of a dog’s head. Medieval to Post-Medieval (c. AD 1400 – c. AD 1550).