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Description: | Medieval cast copper alloy key with circular bow, hollow, cylindrical shank and rectangular bit with one vertical cleft. There is a broken projection at the apex of the bow, from a suspension loop. The shank has two incised grooves around its circumference where the shank joins the bow, and a further two grooves just before the bit. The bow has an external diameter of 22.53mm, an internal diameter of 13.26mm, and it is circular in cross section. The shank is 24.66mm long with a diameter of 6.22mm, and the bit is 13.07mm long, 10.30mm wide and 2.97mm thick. It weighs 13.93 grams. It has a mid-green patina and there is some pitting on the surface.
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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