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Description: | A sturdy cast copper alloy Medieval key, 13th to 14th century. The bow is incomplete with only a short section remaining. This is solid and rectangular in cross section. Its angle suggests that it could have been lozenge shaped. There is a collar where the bow joins the shank. The shank is straight and oval in cross section. The shank is hollow from the distal for at least 60mm. There is a depression in the proximal end of the shank 4mm in depth which terminates here and appears not to continue further into the shank. The shank has an engraved chevron design on each face other than the face to which the bit is attached. The bit is not symmetrical and is rectangular in plan with one large cleft, five small clefts and two wards. The key has a greenish patina over its whole surface. Length 89.05mm, width of bit 29.16mm, width of shank 11.44mm, width of incomplete bow 27.58mm. Maximum thickness of bow 5.44mm, maximum thickness of shank 9.73mm, thickness of bit 9.91mm. Weight 66.47g.
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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