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Description: | Medieval copper alloy key, 55mm long, 32mm wide and 8mm thick. The key weighs 31.90 grams and is incomplete, missing its loop. The object has brown patina with patches of green corrosion. The shaft which is 9mm thick is round at the lower end and slowly becomes oval in section towards the loop of which a small protrusion is all that remains. The head of the key is large, 22mm X 22mm, and formed of three strips. The inner strip is slightly thicker than the others being 7mm and 4mm respectively. These protrude straight out of the side for half of their length and then turn 45o for 7mm before turning back to their original direction. At this point the prongs are reinforced with a vertical bar and form an E shape with one of the prongs missing its edge. | Format: | text/html | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ | Publisher: | The Portable Antiquities Scheme | Rights holder: | The Portable Antiquities Scheme | Subjects: | archaeology | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Wendy Scott | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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