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Description: | A cast copper alloy key dating to the fifteenth century AD. The key comprises a hollow, circular section stem and the bow, which is circular in shape with a moulded collar. The bow has thinned at the outer terminal, possibly due to use or from hanging on a hook.
The surface of the stem is undecorated. On the underside of the stem, part of the metal is missing or has worn away revealing a hollow. The breaks do not appear to be particularly worn or fresh.
The stem extends at right angles to form a rectangular key bit. Two clefts have been cut in the bit, one below the other in line with the stem (two wards). These lead into two filed channels. A third cleft has been cut at right angles to the first two, separating the bit into two teeth. A third channel has been filed through the base of the bit.
The tip of the stem is aligned with the bit. Part of it has broken off; the breakis fresh. The metal is mid green in colour, with some wear. | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Clifford, Trista - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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