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Description: | An incomplete cast copper alloy rotary key of post-medieval date. The key has a circular sectioned stem from one end of which the remains of a handle project following a triple banded collar. From the opposite end of the stem the integrally cast bit projects at a 90 degree angle starting with a narrow channel roughly half the length of the bit. The bit has three wards and two shallow clefts.The metal has a light reddish-green patina and is worn. The key is 33.8mm long, 13.2mm wide, 5.6mm thick and weighs 4.5g.
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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