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Description: | A corroded cast copper-alloy key handle of Roman date. The bow consists of an elaborate moulded openwork trefoil design, the central recess is narrow and rectangular, expanding to a circle at the terminal. At the shaft end of the trefoil there is heavy iron staining at the handle's junction with the rest of the key. In the middle of the central foil is a prominent double knop, trefoil in cross-section. The object now has a variable mid-green patina. A similar key can be found illustrated in Read (2001, fig. 43; ref. 521).
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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