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Description: | A copper-alloy key dating to the medieval period. The key has a lozenge shaped handle with a moulded knop in each angle. The shaft is octagonal in cross-section (four wider panels and four narrow ones) and has a moulded twisted reel at the junction with the handle. The shaft is decorated on the four wider sides with a pair of zig-zagged lines. The shaft is hollow but off-centred resulting in one side of the shaft being open. The shaft is broken before the bit.
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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