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Description: | Complete but worn cast copper alloy Medieval key (locking). The bow is circular in plan but heavily worn at the outer edge making it asymmetrical. The shank is oval in section and hollow at the bit end. The bit is rectangular and tapers so that it is wedge-shaped, being thickest where it adjoins the shank.The precise use of these keys is difficult to ascertain but they are commonly associated with household storage boxes or caskets.Keys of this type are dated to the broadly Medieval period c.1150-1400.
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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