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Description: | An incomplete copper-alloy rotary key, probably dating from the Medieval period.The bow is incomplete, the remaining piece suggesting it was probably circular or oval, and it is of rectangular section. The stem is of flattened-oval section, with a hollow tip, from beneath which projects downwards a sub-rectangular bit with one deep cleft near the top of the inner side and one close to the base of the front face.Length: 32.4mm; height: 18.9mm; width: 6mm; weight: 8.5g.A similar key was found in a late 13th to mid 14th century context in London (Egan 1998: 112/fig. 86, no. 301). A wider date range is suggested for the example recorded here.
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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