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Description: | Medieval copper alloy key, 33.5mm long, 11mm wide at the loop and 4.5 wide at the shaft. The key weighs 3.03 grams and has a green/brown patina. The loop is circular in section and form and is 11mm in diameter with a 2mm thickness. The shaft is oval in section and 12mm long, 4mm wide and 3mm deep. The bit, which is rectangular tapers to a point and has one notch cut out of its upper surface and two from the bottom, it is 11mm wide and 7mm deep. The key is most probably for a casket and is quite delicate. | 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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