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Description: | Medieval copper alloy casket key, 40mm long, 18mm wide and 3mm thick. The object is in fair condition and weighs 3.77grams. The key is intact and consists of a sub- rectangular shaped fob which has a central circular hole and three of its corners terminate in a sub- spherical knops, with the fourth joining the shaft. Where this joins the shaft there is a small raised collar which like the shaft is oval in section. The bit is rectangular and has a single rectangular recess on its outer edge which, along with a spike projecting from the end of the shaft, forms the locking mechanism.
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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