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Description: | A copper alloy casket key, probably of Medieval date, AD 1200 - 1500. Unusually, it has a solid, sub-triangular spatulate plate in place of a bow, so there is no suspension loop. The shank is of rectangular section and the bit is a plain rectangle. It has a patchy, dark green patina. It is 32.3mm long, 10.1mm wide and 4.1mm thick. It weighs 3.01gm. The solid (but thin) plate acting as a bow is an unusual feature, leading to speculation that the key may be early Medieval in date, but stylistically, it is not like other Saxon or Viking keys. Instead, it is suggested that it is unfinished, and that the bow would have been completed by piercing a hole through the plate.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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