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Description: | a copper alloy medieval rotary key. It measures 35.95mm in length, from the circular bow to the tip of the shank.The bow measures 12.66mm in external diameter .The shank is solid and the bit is simple, and approximately semi-circular, 6.3mm in length and 7.4mm in width. The key weighs 2.64g. Similar examples fom medieval London date from the late 12th- late 14th centuries. (Egan 1998, no.294) | 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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