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Description: | A cast copper alloy key dating to the medieval period. The key comprises a hollow, circular section drilled stem, which has chamfered corners. The bow is lozenge-shaped, with decorative knopped corners on the lozenge. Most of the bow has broken off, the breaks are worn. There is a collar between the bow and the stem. The stem does not have a projecting tip and the end of the stem is visibly hollow. The bit is solid and elaborate and extends down from the stem. There is a cut out channel parallel to the stem, which has a diagonal edge. The ward below has one cleft cut out of it. Similar to Egan, p113, 311. This type is known to be 13th - 14th Century in date.
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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