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Description: | Incomplete medieval copper alloy casket key of unusual composite construction, the bow and part of the bit missing, the whole in rather poor condition. The main part is formed from a piece of sheet, cut and folded, and secured with solder. Within the fold a small rod, now in two pieces with a part between them missing, projects beyond the bit into the open as a spike.The bit is equipped with symmetrical rectangular clefts. Length more than 33.5mm. Width at bit 14.5mm. c.1150 - c.1450. TH3
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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