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Description: | Copper alloy key fragment. Cast fragment from a rotary key comprising part of a facetted octagonal section stem and part of a rectangular bit with a drilled aperture of diameter 2.5mm set centrally; further parts of the bit may be lost. A drilled aperture extends from the end of the stem to its broken inner end. A decorative or identifying marking of straight lines and chevrons is incised along that facet of the stem which would be uppermost, and therefore in view, when the key was inserted into its lock. A grey tint may suggest the addition of tin to the metal mix, probably to harden it. Suggested date: Medieval, 1200-1400.Length: 30.2mm, Height: 22.8mm, Thickness: 9.5mm, Weight (with a little trapped soil): 11.47gms
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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