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Description: | A copper-alloy casket key, dating from the Medieval period.The bow is sub-circular, its central perforation being worn at the top end, where a small knop projects from the outside edge. A cuboidal collar, decorated by a series of transverse grooves, separates the bow from the stem. An inverted-L-shaped bit is set beneath the hollow tip at the distal end of the stem, which is of flattened-oval cross section. Length: 52.1mm; height: 16mm; thickness: 5.6mm. Weight: 11.69g.Similar rotary 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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