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Description: | Roman copper alloy lock plate (incomplete). Cast in copper alloy, the bolt is formed from a rectangular body which is perforated with a large semi-circle and six smaller subsquare cut outs (rounded ends). The rectangular body forms the teeth of a tumbler lock key would have engaged these to open the bolt. There is a worn break at both ends. One end would have formed an elongated bolt 'arm' or shaft. The object has pale green patina and the surface is worn. It is 42.19mm long, 18.82mm wide, 6.79mm thick, and weighs 12.1 grams. Similar lock bolts are illustrated in Crummy, 1983, The Roman small finds from excavations in Colchester 1971-9, figure 136.
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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