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Description: | A complete Post-Medieval copper alloy casket key. It has a solid stem of circular section, with an uncut rectangular bit. There is moulding between the stem and the bow. The bow is oval in shape with a pair of internal projections. The key measures 32.6mm in length and is 16.05mm wide across the bow, the stem being 3mm wide at the bit terminal. The key weighs 3.03g. A similar key is illustrated in Read 1995, p.87, no.527, who dates it to the medieval period. However, a post-medieval date for this style of key is more likely. | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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