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Description: | A copper alloy rotary casket key of probable medieval date. The key measures 33.7mm by 1mm by 3.6mm and weighs 3.4g. The bow is circular, the solid stem has a circular cross section and the bit has a rectangular cleft on one side and a semi-circular one on the other. There is a short narrow pointed section at the end of the stem. A number of similar keys are illustrated in Brian Read's 'Metal Artefacts of Antiquity' (2001, pp. 67, 72, nos. 544-547). These examples have all been dated to the late twelfth to early fourteenth centuries.
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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