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Description: | A cast, copper alloy key, probably a small casket key, dating from 1200-1400AD. It has a plain, circular bow, a hollow shaft of oval section and a simple bit with one cleft in the leading edge, and one opposite. The key has a dark brown patina. It is 33.3mm long, 20.3mm wide and 4.8mm thick. It weighs 4.71gm. Reference: Egan, The Medieval Household, figure 86, numbers 294 and 298.
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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