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Description: | Cast copper alloy handle of a Roman key. Partial remains of the loop suvive at one end; the break is worn. There is also a worn break at the other end of the handle. The handle has a large incised 'X' marked on all sides. There is an incised line bordering the 'X' on both the bow and shank sides, and these lines continue around the whole handle. Although the teeth are missing, they would have been positioned at a right angle to the handle. The key has a dull light green patina. It is 31.43mm long, 13.41mm wide, 10.04mm thick and weighs 23.47g.
It is likely that is was a slide key. Keys of this type have teeth matching up to holes in a lock bolt, which would have interlocked allowing the bolt to slide. | 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: | 43
410 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Andrew Richardson | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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