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Description: | A complete cast copper alloy Roman lock-bolt, dating from c. 2nd Century AD. The lock-bolt is rectangular in plan and in section and comprises a central rectangular panel of two saltires set within an openwork frame; a narrowed rectangular panel projects from one end of the central element while a long and thin rectangular shank projects perpendicularly from the opposite end. There is some wear to the locking mechanism.Lock-bolts formed part of a tumbler-lock and would have been opened with a slide key. Similar lock bolts were discovered at Vindolanda in contexts dating between AD 120 and 180 (Birley, 1997, p26).
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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