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Description: | A complete copper alloy early medieval lever lock (rotary) key. The head is ovoid in shape and rectangular in cross-section. The shank is short and tubular - the hollow inside can be seen at the end, which appears to be slightly damaged. The bit is roughly pentagonal in shape, reaching a blunt point at the end, and has a rectangular hole in the centre. Three long teeth, one at each corner of the bit, extend outwards at a right-angle. Traces of a ring a dot motif can be seen on both faces of the head, at the top of the shank and on the reverse of the bit. The key survives in excellent condition, but with some corrosion and pitting on most surfaces.Several keys of similar form have been recorded from largely 11th century contexts in Winchester (Biddle 1990, 1025, fig.325) and are classified Type I (with L-section bit and projecting stem-tip). A key of a slightly different form, but with a similar ring and dot motif has been recorded on the PAS database from Norfolk: NMS-70E306 and is attributed a mid-Saxon date.Length: 53.17mm, width: 23.59mm, thickness: 10.24mm, weight: 20.56g
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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