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Description: | Incomplete Medieval cast copper alloy key. The shaft and bit are almost complete but most of the bow has been lost to old breaks. There is a collar between the bow and shaft. The shaft is round in section with slightly flattened sides and hollow; it has been cast in one piece rather than rolled. The bit is eleborate with two rectangular teeth each ending in a curve with a knob on the outer edge, the teeth are flanked by a triangular knops extending from the shank. Length 74.4mm, width (including bit) 24.2mm, diameter of shank 9.9mm, weight 35.58g. Egan (1998, "The Medieval Household", The Stationary Office London, p.113-5, No.313) illustrates a similar key but with a more eleaborate bit dated to the 13th or 14th centurys.
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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