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Description: | Copper-alloy casket key of probable late 12th to early 14th C. AD date. The object is complete and has a lozenge-shaped bow with a central circular hole measuring 3mm in diameter. The bow is separated from the stem by a simple moulded collar. The stem is oval in section, hollow, and has a slightly projecting tip. The bit is very simple in design, with one ward and one cleft on the opposite side to the bow. The piece is slightly corroded. It measures 34.6mm long by 12mm high and 2.4mm thick. The weight is 2.29g.
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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