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Description: | Copper alloy key. Small cast rotary key with a probably drilled hollow end to its stem, probably for a casket. The key comprises an oval bow with a probably moulded and slightly miscast rounded aperture, a stem of lightly facetted possibly hexagonal section which expands slightly between the bow and a plain rectangular bit with a single cleft in its back edge and, possibly, another in its front edge, though now worn away. Abraded. Suggested date: Post-Medieval, 1200-1400.Length: 41.1mm, Height (bit): 13.3mm, Thickness: 4.9mm, Weight (with a little trapped soil): 6.34gms
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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