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Description: | The key is made from cast copper alloy. Margeson illustrates a similar key, No. 1311. This is dated to the 13th to 14th centuries.
The handle /bow is missing. The stem is oval shaped in section. Its terminal is concave. The The bit is a 'I' shape in plan.
The surface of the key is slightly pitted, and has a mid green coloured patina.
In length, from the handle to the terminal of the stem it is 33.1mm, and 10.7mm wide at the broken bow. The thickness of the stem is 4.4mm. It weighs 4.91g. | 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 | Temporal: | 1200
1400 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Angie Bolton | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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