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Description: | A copper-alloy casket key, dating from the Medieval period.The bow is sub-circular in plan and of flat section. A wider collar separates the bow from the stem, the latter of which is of flattened-oval cross section and terminates in a pointed tip. A cleft has been cut into each of the once-rectangular bit's vertical sides. The cleft on the tip side is located at the top, and that on the inner face is situated just below halfway down.Length: 39.3mm; height: 14.3mm; thickness/width: 3.5mm. Weight: 3.52g.Several similar casket keys were found in excavations in Winchester, in layers dating from the 12th to 14th centuries (Goodall, in Biddle 1990: 1024-1036).
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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