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Description: | Fragment of cast copper alloy Roman key. What remains is the handle and short shank of the key, the bit is entirely missing. The handle is rectangular in plan and section. To the top is an integral semicircular loop, on the same plane, which has a central small rectangular knop to its top. Beneath the loop at the top of the main body of the handle are three moulded parallel transverse lines. These run to each side of the handle and along the front face, but not to the rear which is flat. There is then a gap of 6.16mm where the handle is plain, and then a further three moulded lines echoing those above. Below these lower moulding is a stepped and narrow tapering shank, square in section that would have attached to the bit. The break edge is worn suggesting damage occurred in antiquity. The reverse of the handle is flat and plain. The original surface survives in patches with a dark green patina, with exposed surfaces showing as lighter green. The key has a surviving length of 38.03mm, is 13.18mm wide, 8.42mm thick and weighs 14.66g. A similar key can be seen in Crummy, 1983, The Roman small finds from excavations in Colchester 1971- 9, number 4154. | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | McDonald, Caroline - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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