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Description: | A Medieval copper alloy casket key dating late 12th - early 14th century. The key has a solid stem which tapers towards the end and projects beyond the ward. The bow is oval in shape with two internally projecting spikes. There is some decorative moulding comprising three ridges at the junction between the bow and the stem. At the other end, the ward or bit is rectangular in shape and is solid with no clefts removed..Similar keys can be found illustrated in Read (2001: 72; no 552), Read suggests a date range of late 12th - early 14th century for these keys. Similar examples are also recorded on the Portable Antiquities Scheme database e.g. WAW-65A321 and LON-526043.Dimensions: length: 33.57mm; width: 16.11mm; thickness: 3.49mm; weight: 3.58g.Reference: Read, B. 2001. Metal Artefacts of Antiquity. Portcullis Publishing, Langport, Somerset.
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