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Description: | A copper-alloy rotary or casket key of Medieval date. The bow is oval in form with a central oval aperture. From the bow extends the integral stem, which is rectangular in form, oval in section and hollow at the bit end. The bit itself is in line with the plane of the bow and is flat, rectangular in form with a single sub-rectangular cleft to both edges. This key measures 35.36mm in length, 12.53mm in height, 3.85mm in thickness, and 3.67g in weight. It is of probable Medieval date, c.13th-15th centuries AD (cf. Egan , 1998: no. 294). | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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