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Description: | A copper alloy medieval casket key which is 37.6mm long. The key has a circular loop as a bow which is worn on one side and is 12mm wide. The stem is oval in section and thickens at the bit end to 3.9mm thick. The bit is rectangular with a central cleft in the front and rear edges. The shaft is hollow indicating that it would have fitted onto a pin in the lock, and so could only have been used in a one sided lock. The surface of the key is dark grey and grainy. Parallels can be seen in Crummy (1988) Colchester Archaeological Report 5. Colchester Archaeological Trust: Essex and in Ottaway and Rogers (2002) Finds from Medieval York. York Archaeological Trust: York.
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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