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Description: | Large copper alloy key. Only a small section of the bow survives. The surviving section of the bow extends from the junction with the shank at an angle of c. 45° on one side. The bow is then sharply angled back towards the centre, forming an extended rounded point at the corner, where it is broken off. The other side of the bow is broken off at the junction with the shank. There is a thick, oval collar at the end of the shank, just below the junction with the bow (W. 13.3mm. Th. 11.6mm). The collar is decorated with a series of irregular transverse grooves. The shank is hollow and facetted so that it is octagonal in section and tapes slightly towards the bit (W. 9.7-9mm. Th. 9.3-9.2mm). The bit extends with a short rectangular element. Beneath this there are two long rectangular sections joined by a thinner short rectangular element, so that the bit is recessed in the centre on one side. The flat surface on the unrecessed side is decorated with four parallel longitudinal grooves. The grooves are mirrored on the unrecessed sections of the other side of the bit. The lower edge of the bit also has a rectangular recess located slightly off centre. There are numerous file marks on the various surfaces of the key.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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