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Description: | A complete cast copper alloy casket key, dating to the post medieval period, circa 1600 AD. The key has a oval shaped bow, projecting into the bow from the stem of the key there are two parallel tapering projections, each one measures 2mm in length and 1.5mm in width. The stem is solid and at the bow end there is transverse moulding. The tip of the stem projects beyond the bit. The bit of this key is rectangular in shape, 6.5mm in length and 4.2mm in width, it has a single cleft to the side, and three clefts along the bottom 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 | Temporal: | 1540
1650 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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