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Description: | A small fragment of a rotary key, cast in copper alloy. All that survives of the key is the bit and part of the shank. The bow and the rest of the shank are missing. The bit drops down from shank, before forming an almost sub-rectangular shape. One cleft has been cut out of the inner side of the bit, forming two wards. The shank itself extends into a pin which could be narrowed if not just heavily worn. The surface is heavily pitted and has lost much of its original patina. The metal is a dark jade-green colour. The key is medieval in date.Parallels can be seen in Egan, p112, Fig: 86.
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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