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Description: | An incomplete cast copper alloy Medieval Key. The oval-sectioned hollow shank is decorated on both sides with double incised zigzag lines. The elaborate quatrefoil bow has two stepped-collars below, the upper one of which has oblique grooves and a cusp in each angle of the quatrefoil. The incomplete bit has parallel channels, though two parts of the bit are missing. The length of the key is 97.9mm, the bow has a diameter of 31.5mm, the bit has a length of 26.4mm and a width of 25.1mm and the weight is 66.21g. | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Staves, Lisa - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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