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Description: | Copper alloyKey fragment. Cast quatrefoil bow from a key, with a rounded collar between bow and stem (lost). There are traces of spiral or wrythen grooving of the collar. The bow was probably cast as a solid plate of thickness 4.7mm with four round holes subsequently drilled through it to produce an openwork effect; the drill was in some cases held at an angle. Suggested date: Post-Medieval, 1500-1700.Length: 40.78mm, Width: 31.0mm, Thickness (at collar): 11.9mm, Weight: 20.2gms.
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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