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Description: | A copper-alloy ring key from the Roman period. The ring has an external diameter of 25 mm and an internal diameter of 20 mm. The key is on the same plane as the loop of the ring. Such keys were used for small boxes or caskets or personal possessions rather than doors or cupboards. A ring key was discovered in the lock of a box excavated at Colchester (Crummy 'The Roman Small Finds From Excavations at Colchester 1971-1979' 1983, 85-86). The key dates from the 2nd to 4th centuries AD.
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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