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Description: | An incomplete cast copper-alloy Medieval casket key, c. 12th-14th centuries AD. The remains of the key consist of a oval-sectioned shank with a simple bit and a projecting solid pin at the end. The bit is a plain rectangle with a small oval notch on the side closest to the projecting circular-sectioned pin. The bow is missing save for a fragment indicating its curvature, however it is uncertain whether it would have been circular or lozenge shaped. The key measures 22.75mm long, 9mm wide, 2.6 mm thick and weighs 1.55 grams. Cf. Brian Read (2001), pp 67 & 72, no. 557. Similar types have been recorded on the PAS database: PUBLIC-EF22A6 and WILT-E99AC1.
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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