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Description: | An incomplete copper alloy casket key of Medieval date. The key is intact with the exception of the bow, of which only one quarter is preserved, the remainder missing due to old breaks. The bow was oval in shape. The stem is 4.66mm in thickness, oval in section and hollow, flaring slightly towards the bit. The bit itself is in line with the stem, rectangular in shape and with two opposing rectangular notches on its edges. The key measures 34.10mm in length, 12.35mm in width, and weighs 5.25g. This example is probably Medieval in date, with similar examples noted in Egan, 1998: 112, no. 294 and Bailey, 1997: pp. 5 nos. 3, 5, 10, pp. 9. | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Brown, Andrew | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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