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Description: | A post-medieval iron key with large kidney-shaped bow with two internal projections extending internally as continuations of the curves of the bow. The solid stem is circular in cross-section and features a barrel moulding between two raised ridges. The bit is asymmetrical with clefts in front and back sides, giving it an inverted S shape; the lower edge is thickened. A comparable example in copper alloy can be found illustrated in Read (2001, 73; ref. 563), dated to the 16th century.
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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