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Description: | Fragment of a large copper alloy key, dating to the medieval period, probably around the 14th century. The key is incomplete, the bow does not survive. The shank is circular in section and appears to be solid at the broken (bow) end. The shank is also more tapered at this end and seems to widen towards the bit. At the bit end of the key, the shank is hollow and there is a flat (fairly) elaborate bit. There are some rough parallel for this type of key in Brian Read??s Metal Artefacts of Antiquity, page 70, Nos. 525 & 529. The key measures 65mm in length, 27.5mm in width (from shank to the bottom of the bit) and 8mm in thickness (across the shank). | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Marshall, Anna - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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