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Description: | An incomplete cast copper alloy rotary key. The handle/bow is a 'D' shape in plan with two spurs on the internal vertical edge, the outer edge is incomplete. The stem protrudes from the mid point of the vertical edge of the bow. The stem has a moulded collar which is decorated with three transverse groove. The stem, after the collar, is narrowed and solid. The bit is an off-set vertical rectangle in plan. The surface has a dark grey patina. In length, from the handle to the terminal of the stem it is 32.25mm, and the widest point is the handle which is 14.4mm wide. The thickness of the stem is 2.85mm. It weighs 1.87g. The key dates to the Post Medieval period and is probably a casket key. Margeson (Margeson, S. 1993 Norwich Households; Medieval and Post Medieval Finds from Norwich Survey Excavations 1971-78 East Anglian Archaeology Report) illustrates a similar key, No. 1288 which is dated to the 17th century.
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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