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Description: | A small copper alloy casket key of Medieval date. The bow of the key is D-shaped and has two knops that project inwards on either side of the junction between the stem and bow. Beneath the bow the stem has a short collar that has two incised circumferential grooves. The stem is solid, circular in section and tapers to a projecting tip. The bit is rectangular in shape, in line with the stem and is uncut. This key measures 33.51mm in length, 16.05mm in width at the bow, and weighs 3.92g. A similar example is noted in Read (1995: no. 527) and from Suffolk (SF-35FE97). | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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