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Description: | Incomplete post medieval copper alloy probable clock key, with a broken bit. It measures an incomplete 55.9mm in length and weighs 8.80g.
The bow is oval (22.7x18.6mm) with a kidney-shaped hole (15.5x10mm) and surmounted by a D-shaped loop with a circular perforation (7mm diameter). Both are flat and 3.5mm thick.
A double-ribbed collar is at the end of the stem just below the bow. The stem is 5.2x6mm in section. At the break, one of the probably two-armed bit extends to the side before the (old) break.
The metal is very worn and any possible decoration is lost. A similar clock key features in 'Medieval and Post-Medieval Finds from Exeter' (1984, pp. 344-5, fig. 193, no. 190) and was discovered in a late 17th century context. Cf also an example from Bishops Hull, Somerset, SOM-E22CA1. | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Hinds, Katie - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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