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Description: | A copper-alloy object which appears to be a fragment of a key (possibly originally a key integrated into a finger ring). The mid-green patina of the object suggests that it dates to the Roman period AD 43-410.The object is fork shaped with three prongs attached to a band with a fourth prong (which is broken) protruding at right angles to end of prong.The object is fork shaped with three prongs measuring 12.25mm in length. Each prong is square at the top (measuring 4.52mm across each prong) and round towards the tip. The prongs are spaced evenly along a band. The band is rectangular in section and measures 7.49mm deep and 4.56mm thick. At one end of the band, there is a rectangle raised about 1mm above the band and measuring 7.82mm long x 5.53mm across - the prong below is slightly bent towards the raised rectangle. At the other end of the band on the opposite side to the raised rectangle and in line with the end prong, there is a protrusion extending 8.93mm above the band and measuring 7.06mm deep x 4.55mm across. The end of the protrusion is broken at the side in line with the end prong.The object weighs 10.84gm and overall measures 22.96mm wide (along the band )and 19.07mm across the band and the prongs and 13.71mm deep (across the band and protrusion).
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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