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Description: | A worn cast copper-alloy rotary or casket key of probable Medieval date. It has an oval shaped bow with a central circular aperture. The stem is oval shaped in section, solid, and tapers to a sharp point at the bit end. It has an integrally cast rectangular bit that is positioned in line with the stem and has opposing rectangular clefts. The entire object measures 36.17mm in length, 11.44mm in height, 3.83mm in thickness, and weighs 4.22g. It is of Medieval date, probably from the 13th-15th centuries AD. | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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