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Description: | A large iron key of later Medieval date.This key weighs 83.29g, has a length of 138.4mm, maximum thickness of 12.5mm and height of 55.4mm. The bow is a semi-circular or kidney shape, accounting for 32.3mm of the total length and has a height of 42.0mm. The bow may have had a rectangular cross-section however rusted flakes show that corrosion is active an this may be providing a false idea of the original cross-section. The shaft seems to have had a square section for 22.2mm in front of the bow which measures 12.9mm x 12.4mm. A narrow groove followed by two closely set square sectioned collars, each also separated by a narrow groove, separates the square sectioned shank from the rest of the 79.6mm length of circular sectioned shank. The shank narrows to a diameter of 10.2mm for 57.8mm before narrowing again to a diameter of 7.5mm for the final 21.4mm. A rectangular bit projects down below the shank in the same plane as the bow. The symetrical bit has a height of 29.3mm, thickness of 7.2mm and measures 28.9mm along the length axis of the shaft. The openwork void within the bit consists of a Latin shaped cross extending to the full height of the bit, with an 'L' and mirroring 'L' of just less than half the height of the bit, positioned towards the base of the bit. This voided shape resembles an anchor.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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