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Description: | A small copper-alloy tumbler lock slide key of Roman date (See N. Crummy, 1983, pp. 125-126, fig. 140, No. 4153 for a similar example).
The upper part of the key consists of three distinct segments. At the top is the loop, which has flat upper and lower surfaces and a rounded outer edge. There is a central circular hole and remnants of a knop above. Below the loop the handle is rectangular in section and is decorated on its upper surface by two bands of three raised horizontal ridges separated by a plain band. The stem is sub-circular in section and also tapers towards the bit. The bit is set at a right angle to the stem and is comprised of two rows of wards and clefts.
The object measures 42.8mm long, 16.8mm wide and 10mm thick. It weighs 10.3g. | Subjects: | Tumbler lock slide | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Laakso, Laura | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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