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Description: | An incomplete copper-alloy Medieval barrell padlock, dating to the period c.AD 1200-1400. The packlock comprises a a cylinder, narrowed at one terminal, from which a square-sectioned protrusion projects from the narrowest face. This terminates in a worn break, and a second projection would have been set alongside it to form the forked spring, but this is now missing due to worn breaks. The apex of the cylinder narrows and extends upwards to an upright rectangular projection. This terminates in the remains of a loop, now incomplete due to old breaks. A circular aperture measuring 2.30mm is situated in the centre of the upright rectangle. The padlock is undecorated and a brown patina is on the surface.The object measures 24.92mm in length, 15.42mm in width, 8.13mm in thickness at the cylinder and weighs 5.48g.Cf Egan (1998) The Medieval Household, p.93, fig. 65 and SUR-DD6A3D on the database
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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