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Description: | An incomplete cast copper-alloy key handle. The bow and shank is all that now survives of the medieval key. The pentagonal shaped bow has a rounded knob on each angle and a sub-circular hole. Between each knob, on the outer edge, the bow tapers to a horizontal rib. The incomplete rectangular shank tapers slightly and has three horizontal grooves that continue on all four sides. The broken end is covered with iron corrosion and may have an iron core through the centre. The length of the bow is 25.8mm, the width of the bow is 27.5mm and the diameter of the hole is 15.0mm. The surviving length of the shank is 11.5mm and the maximum width of the shank is 10.8mm. The weight is 14.16g.
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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