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Description: | The key is made from cast copper alloy. In length, from the handle to the terminal of the stem it is 33mm, and the widest point is the handle which is 12.5mm. The thickness of the stem is 4.8mm. The handle /bow is a sub-circle in plan with an oval shaped hole on the centre forming a loop. The internal edge of the loop, opposite the stem has become very narrow due to wear. Integral to the bow, the stem is oval shaped in section, and is solid. The terminal of the stem does have a concave surface.The bit is simplistic in planing forming an 'I' shape. The surface of the key is slightly pitted, and had only traces of a light green.brown coloured patina. These type of keys maybe Roman, but are perhaps more likely to be Medieval to Post-Medieval in date. Margeson has a wide range of keys, but date the casket keys to the 13th to 16th centuries. | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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