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Description: | Fragment of a large copper alloy key, dating to the medieval period, probably around the 14th century. Only the ?bit? of the key survives and a short section of circular sectioned shank which is hollow. The bit is fairly elaborate; it has two main protruding sections hanging vertically which then divide again into two teeth. There are some rough parallels for this type of key in Brian Read?s Metal Artefacts of Antiquity, page 70, Nos. 525. The key measures 34.7mm in length, 25.7mm in width (from shank to the bottom of the bit) and 8.74mm in thickness (across the shank). It weighs 21.27g. | 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: | 1300
1500 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Anna Marshall | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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