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Description: | Medieval copper-alloy key probably for a casket. Circular hoop, oval-sectioned shank with sub-rectangular bit with one pair of symmetrical rounded clefts. The end of the shank is hollow. Mid green, even patina. Length: 34.99mm; width of bow: 13.83mm; width of bit: 12.04mm; 4.16mm thick. Ref: Medieval Households. (1998), fig.86, no.294. 12th-14th 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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