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| Medieval Barrel taps and spouts | |
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). |
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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). |
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| A cast copper alloy barrel spout and tap. Medieval to Post-Medieval (c. AD 1400 – c. AD 1550). | An incomplete cast copper alloy pouring spout. 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). |
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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 |
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| A cast copper alloy barrel spout and tap. Medieval to Post-Medieval (c. AD 1400 – c. AD 1550). | An incomplete cast copper alloy pouring spout. 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). |
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| An incomplete cast copper alloy pouring spout. Medieval to Post-Medieval (c. AD 1400 – c. AD 1550). | A incomplete cast copper alloy pouring spout in the form of a dog’s head. Medieval to Post-Medieval (c. AD 1400 – c. AD 1550). |
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| Georgian barrel spigot | Georgian barrel tap and spigot |
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| Georgian barrel tap and spigot | |
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| Georgian barrel spigot | Georgian barrel spigot |
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