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Description: | An incomplete postmedieval clock key of copper alloy. It probably dates to the late 17th century (parallels are known from Exeter (see Allan 1984, pp. 344 no. 190) and Bedfordshire (PAS database entry BH-F63651).
The bow consists of a single oval loop. The loop is now incomplete, but it is clear that its inside edge would have described a 'kidney' shape. Around this edge the surface is rather flattened, providing a field for decoration in the form of a series of short curved lines and almond-shaped 'eyes'.
A double moulded collar separates the bow from a hollow-cast stem; this stem is complete, and cylindrical in section. It terminates in a wide, broadly rectangular bit of simple, double-pronged form.
The key fragment measures 47.1mm long by 25.1mm wide and 7.8mm thick, and weighs 11.6g. | 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: | 1650
1700 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Steve Ashby | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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