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Description: | Complete cast copper alloy Medieval rotary key. The key has a flat circular bow with a diameter of 13.66m and is rectangular in cross section measuring 5.3mm wide by 2.62mm thick. There is a worn collar between the bow and the stem. The short, solid subrectangular stem is oval in cross section, with the projecting tip surviving. The bit is a simple square, with no clefts. The bit is damaged on one surface, with a groove most likely caused by pot depositional activity. The total length of the key is 43.35mm, it has a maximum width of 13.66mm and a maximum thickness of 3.22mm. The key has an even mid-green patina and the surface is slightly worn. | 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: | 1250
1500 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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