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Description: | An incomplete and fragmentary cast copper alloy medieval padlock. The lock takes the form of a central casing, which is sub-circular in plan with a rectangular neck or extension to either side, though it is broken at one end and the extension is mostly missing. It is rectangular in section. At one end of the case, at the end of one of the rectangular portions, is an aperture for taking the key, which extends beneath the lock casing creating an irregular notch. The opposite end would normally be enclosed, but damage has left the end exposed. It reveals a rectangular aperture.Above the key aperture, to one end of the top of the casing is the short vertical stem from which would have extended the bolt arm, now missing. At the opposite end of the casing, the bolt arm would have been supported by a vertical shaft, possibly with a transverse collar. However this is missing due to the damage at this end. The padlock is mostly plain, but has faint traces of decoration on the base which takes the form of an incised border following the outline of the base. The original surface survives with a dark green patina with worn areas exposing lighter green. The object is 25.1mm long, 15.3 mm wide, 8.7 mm thick and weighs 4.7 g. Examples of similar locks can be seen in Egan (1998) 'The Medieval Household', figure 69. Small copper alloy padlocks are thought to have been used for caskets. They date from the 12th-15th 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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