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Description: | A copper alloy casket key c.1150-1200 (Medieval). A small key with circular bow, below the bow the shank has an oval section that changes to circular at the hollow shank end. The key has a simple bit. The bit has two symmetrical rounded clefts. There is some damage to the circular bow and a small notch missing from the end of the hollow shank. Dark green patina. It is very similar to no. 294 (Egan Medieval Household 1998:223 fig.86). Length: 37.23mm; width: 13.26mm; thickness: 4.44mm; weight: 6.49g. | 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: | 1150
1200 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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