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Description: | A cast copper alloy rotary key. The handle /bow is a 'D' shape in plan with two spurs on the internal vertical edge. The stem protrudes from the mid point of the vertical edge of the bow. The stem has a moulded collar which is decorated with three transverse grooves. The stem, after the collar, is narrowed and solid. The bit is an off-set vertical rectangle in plan. The surface is heavily abraded and has areas of red copper corrosion. In length, from the handle to the terminal of the stem it is 34.48mm, and the widest point is the handle which is 15.79mm wide. The thickness of the stem is 4.59mm. It weighs 3.4g. The key dates to the Post Medieval period. Margeson (Margeson, S. 1993 Norwich Households; Medieval and Post Medieval Finds from Norwich Survey Excavations 1971-78 East Anglian Archaeology Report) illustrates a similar key, No. 1288 which is dated to the 17th century.
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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