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Description: | A medieval copy alloy Type 3 key dating to c AD 1200-1300. The key comprises a circlar bow which has been hammered flatter than the stem. The stem is hollow and at the terminal. The stem is oval in cross section and expands gradually towards the bit. The bit extends beneath the end of the stem. There are clefts on either side of the bit, creating concavities at the same level. Cf Saunders, P (ed), 2012, Salisbury and South Wiltshire Museum Medieval Catalogue Part 4, Salisbury and South Wiltshire Museum, Salisbury p161, plate 13 no 174 and Read, B, 2001, Metal Artefacts of Antiquity Volume 1, Portcullis Publishing, Langport p72, fig 46 no 550 and p67 no 550.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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