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Description: | A simply made, copper alloy key constructed from folded sheet metal. The bit is a rectangle with a cleft in the leading edge near the shaft. There is a copper alloy rivet in the centre of the bit, holding the two sheets together. The shaft is hollow and flares towards the bow which is sub lozenge shaped. A sub circular hole has been cut through the bow. Similar keys are DUR-5A9F77, SWYOR-C829C1 and YORYM-EC55E4. The key is medieval in date. The seam in the sheet metal can clearly be seen along the underneath of the shaft between the bit and bow. The key has a smooth mid green patina.
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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