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Description: | An elaborate Roman key handle, dating to the mid second century AD or later. The handle has a circular section socket in which a large fragment of the iron key shank survives. The key handle is formed as a stylised fleur-de-lis. The circular section socket extends to a rectangular section base which is horizontally grooved. The handle measures 129.96mm in length and 35.22mm in width. It weighs 51.7g. It similar to examples from Colchester (Crummy, 1984, 126) and Corbridge (Bishop and Dore, 1988, 166ff)
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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