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Description: | Tiny copper-alloy key, only 23.5 mm long, and fairly flat. The bow is oval internally (and slightly irregular), and externally has a point opposite the stem. The stem is short and continues in a narrow projection a little beyond the bit. The bit has a horizontal cleft at the top and a vertical cleft close to the front (assuming the key is held with the stem horizontal). There's no parallel for the size in either the Winchester or London catalogues, but despite this it should probably be dated to the medieval period.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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