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Description: | Copper alloy key, possibly a casket key. The key is flat and fairly crude; it is undecorated and has a pronounced bend or curve about halfway down the stem probably due to it's fragility. The bow of the key is sub-rectangualr with a small circular perforation in the centre measuring approximately 3.5mm in diameter. The stem is flat and solid with a small sub-square bit at the end. The tip of the stem projects about 10mm beyond the bit and terminates in a point. The key probably dates to the 15th century. It weighs 2.5g and measures 37mm in length, 10.04mm in width (across the bow) and 1.9mm in thickness.
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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