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Description: | Elaborate openwork copper alloy bow of a composite medieval key with remains of the end of the iron shank within the collared socket. The design of the openwork, one cruciform aperture and six small round holes, is that found on a group of copper alloy Norfolk keys (Rogerson and Ashley in Naylor 2012, 317-9; see also NMS-23CD0A). Both the hollow knop and the collar are decorated with engraved lattice and oblique lines. Length 41.5mm. Width 37.1mm. Thickness (at collar) 11.8mm. 14th - 15th century.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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