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Description: | A Medieval copper alloy casket key (late 12th - late 14th century). A small key with circular bow, solid shank with oval cross-section and simple bit with symmetrical triangular clefts. The key is bent so the end of the shaft and the bow curves away from the bit end. Pale green rough patina.
Dimensions: length: 42.63mm; width: 15.06mm; thickness: 2.89mm; weight: 7.52g.
Egan, G The Medieval Household Daily Living c. 1150-c. 1450 Medieval Finds from Excavations in London: 6 London [pages: 111-112 ] | 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: | 1175
1375 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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