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Description: | IronPossible Key Bit fragment from a sliding padlock key. Wrought iron openwork plate with a round collar and quatrefoil arrangement of circular apertures; a pair of prongs may indicate a further extent of an openwork bit. The more complex or better made padlock keys are ascribed to the later Medieval period. Corroded, and broken at both ends. Suggested date: Medieval, 1300-1400.Length: 35.3mm, Width: 20.7mm, Thickness (at collar): 10mm, Weight: 10.64gms.
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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