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Description: | A cast copper alloy key dating to the medieval period.
The key comprises a hollow, circular section drilled stem, which widens towards the bit. The bow is oval and worn, giving the bow varying a thickness. The stem does not have a projecting tip and the end of the stem is visibly hollow.
The bit is solid and elaborate and extends down from the stem. There is a channel parallel to the stem, then a large rectangular ward, the bit then steps in, before expanding into a double ward, which has been grooved underneath.
Similar to Egan, p113, 313. | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Andrews-Wilson, Liz - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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