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Description: | a copper alloy medieval or later rotary key. It has a circular bow and hollow stem, and is incomplete, with the projecting tip missing. The chanel between the stem and the bit is very worn, and there is a single rounded cleft in the bit. It is 36.97mm in length, with bow diameter of 14.88mm. The bit measures 7.38mm in length and is 7.41mm wide. The key weighs 4.94g. Similar keys are recorded from medieval London in a fourteenth century context. | Subjects: | casket | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Carr, Jane - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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