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Description: | A complete and corroded Medieval copper alloy rotary key (c. 1150-c. 1400).The openwork bow is circular (c. 11.5mm in diameter) and flat on both faces with the hole measuring 6.1mm in diameter. There is no collar between the bow and shank. The shank is mainly solid and is oval in cross-section. It flares slightly in width and thickness from the bow towards the bit. Close to the bow it measures 4.1 x 2.9mm and close to the bit it is 5.1 x 3.9mm. The shank is hollow to a depth of 6.2mm. The simple bit is sub-rectangular and measures 6.9mm in height, 8.6mm in length and 2.0mm in width. There is a cleft in the centre of both the front and rear edges.Length: 35.2mm; width: 11.9mm; thickness: 3.9mm. Weight: 3.52g.A similar key has been published and dated c. 1150-c. 1200 (Egan 1998: 111, fig. 86, ref: 294).Egan, G. 1998. The Medieval Household Daily Living c.1150-c.1450. Medieval finds from Excavations in London 6. London. Museum of London: The Stationery Office.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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