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Description: | Copper alloy Key. Cast rotary key, probably for a casket. Simple rectangular bit with a single cleft in its outer edge and a slight and worn step in its lower edge, at the end of an oval section stem with a round bow at its other end. The end of the stem is hollow to an uncertain depth. Abraded and worn, with the bow thinned by wear and with a flat facet on its outer edge. Suggested date: Medieval, 1200-1400.Length: 37.4mm, Height (at bit): 12.2mm, Thickness: 3.7mm, Weight: 5.31gms.
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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