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Description: | Incomplete Roman copper alloy key handle of abnormal form, a quatrefoil with a lobe between and a round aperture within each foil, and a fifth aperture in the centre. The octagonal mouth of the socket for the missing shank is incomplete. Two ribbed mouldings separated by a slight swelling form a circular collar around the socket. The swelling is decorated with an engraved lattice and the openwork handle with punched dots on both faces. Extant length 53mm. Width 32.4mm. Thickness 5.3 - 11.5mm. Depth of socket 7mm, with a narrower hollow extending to the nearest aperture. Weight 33.68g. Mid 1st - 4th century.A4 on annotated aerial photograph in file.
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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