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Description: | Roman cast copper alloy key, dating 150 ?? 410 AD. The key is incomplete with only the openwork trilobate or ??fleur de lys?? handle surviving. It has a large central lobe measuring 24.01mm high, flanked by two smaller lobes, 16.99mm high. On top of the central lobe is an integral globular knop, 4.43mm high and 5.71mm in diameter. The openwork lobes are situated on top of a double rectangular collar. There is a worn break at the base of the collar, where the shank would have been located. The shank and bit are missing, but would have been formed of iron. The object has an overall length of 54.54mm, is 36.47mm wide, 10.88mm thick and weighs 31.72g. Similar examples can be seen in Crummy 1983, figure 142, number 4161. | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | McLean, Laura - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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