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Description: | An Early Medieval cast copper alloy key -Anglo-Saxon, 900-1100 AD. The key is comprised of a solid oval bow with a perpendicular suspension loop. The bow is 22.4mm long, 16.7mm wide and 1.6mm thick. The stem is rectangular in plan with a circular cross section, 4.7mm in diameter. There is a drilled circular hole travelling trough the centre of the stem to a depth of 7mm. The bit is comprised of a rectangular protrusion with a square notch cut two thirds along its 12.3mm length. The key is 42.2mm long and weighs 6.22 grams.There are other examples of this type of key on the database: ESS-6715B8 and WILT-C520E4.
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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