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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).The locking bolt is 42.9mm in length, 11.9mm wide, 5.3mm thick and 6.4 grams.
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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