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Description: | A cast copper alloy, Roman tumbler lock key. Part of the handle has been broken off. The shaft of the key is rectangular in cross section. The terminal is formed by a loop and is broken. The rest of the shaft is decorated with two bands, 4mm apart, there may have been more bands but the shaft of the key is heavily worn. At the end of the shaft and integral with it, the bit is set a a right angle, with possibly six tumbler lifting teeth. Three of the teeth are intact, the three that are parallel are shorter and may have been broken.
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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