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Description: | Incomplete cast copper alloy medieval barb spring padlock. The lock takes the form of a central casing, which is circular in plan with a rectangular neck or extension to either side. It is rectangular in section. At one end of the case, at the end of one of the rectangular portions, is a triangular transverse, aperture for taking the key, which extends beneath the lock casing creating an irregular notch. The opposite end would normally be enclosed, but damage has left the end exposed. It reveals a rectangular aperture divided by a thin vertical shaft of metal. Above the key aperture, to one end of the top of the casing is the short vertical stem, with a circular piercing from which would have extended the bolt arm, which is now missing. The break edge is worn suggesting this damage occurred in antiquity. At the opposite end of the casing, the bolt arm would have been supported by a vertical shaft, possibly with a transverse collar. However this is missing due to the damage at this end. Again the edge is worn suggesting the damage occurred in antiquity.The padlock is plain and now abraded. The original surface survives with a dark green patina with worn areas exposing lighter green. The object is 22.62mm long, 14.9mm wide, 8.66mm thick and weighs 5.77g. Examples of similar locks can be seen in Egan, 1998, The Medieval Household, figure 69. Small copper alloy padlocks are thought to have been used for caskets. They date from the 12th-15th century.
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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