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Description: | A copper alloy key, dating to the 10th or 11th century. The key has a roughly circular loop at one end, decorated with two incomplete knops around the frame. A shank projects from the loop. The shank is circular in cross-section and has a moulded collar dividing it from the loop. There is a downward biting animal head at the base of the shank just before it meets the bit. The bit is an openwork cross with a small flat-headed lug projecting at the end.Similar keys are recorded on the database as late Early Medieval however so far none have been found in context.
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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