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Description: | An incomplete copper alloy key, perhaps for a cupboard, with a very simple rectangular bit, probably dating from AD 1600 - 1800. The shank is circular in cross-section and solid, and the tip projects for about 10mm beyond the bit. The bow is missing, and the shaft is bent and twisted at the bow end. There are a pair of decorative circumferential grooves on the tip and a matching pair on the shaft on the other side of the bit. The key is difficult to parallel, but there are similarities with the smaller, post medieval casket keys. The key is 79mm long, 18.3mm wide and 7.3mm thick. 20.1g.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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