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Description: | Complete copper alloy medieval casket key. This key has a circular bow with an integral globular knop at the top. The stem is oval in section, probably solid, with a deeply concave depression in the tip, currently filled with mud. The simple bit is cut with a cleft to either side and into the end. The key has lost most of its original surface. The original surface survives in patches with a mid green patina. Abraded and exposed areas are lighter green, but barely so. The key 53.4mm long, of which 19.3 is the bow and knop. The bit is 5.66mm wide. The key is 5.58mm thick across the stem and weighs 10.19g. This key dates from the 12th to 14th centuries. Examples of casket keys can be seen can be seen in Read, 2001, figures 45 and 46.
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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