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Description: | A cast copper-alloy casket key of probable Medieval date. It has a small oval shaped loop at one end that has a central circular perforation. From the base of the loop extends the solid stem of the key, which is oval shaped in section and at its tip narrows to a sharp point. The integrally cast bit is flat, rectangular in form and has semi-circular notches to either side. This key measures 39.06mm in length, 12.38mm in height, 3.94mm in thickness at stem, and weighs 4.94g. This key is of Medieval date with similar examples noted from London (Egan, 1998: fig. 86) indicating a probable 13th-14th century AD date for the current example. | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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