Accession No
Z 41710
Description
Iron key, in place of bow is a protective casing shaped into the outline of the key which it folds into, solid stem with moulded decoration along body, stem extends beyond the bit and has moulded line around tip and a central circular impression, square shaped bit constructed from two identical wards that face and mirror each other, central cross shaped cleft with additional small horrizontal cleft coming in from external and interior edges.
Place
Europe; British Isles; England; Cambridgeshire; Reach; Devil's Dyke
Period
Medieval
Source
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
Z 41710; 25
Cultural Affliation
Material
Metal; Iron
Local Term
Measurements
83mm
Events
Description (Labels & Markings)
Square typed label adhered to object with the number '25'
Event Date
Author: Stephanie Chinneck
Description (Labels & Markings)
Old label attached to the object reads: 'Cambridge & Mildenhall Railway. Key found in the crest side of Devil's Dike [sic] 1st May 83'
Event Date
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Folds away into a protective case, made from a bar shaped round the outline of the key
Event Date
Author: maa
Context (Field collection)
Cambridge & Mildenhall Railway, in the crest side of Devil's Dyke, on 1 May 1883.
Event Date 1/5/1883
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)
Description (Physical description)
Iron key, in place of bow is a protective casing shaped into the outline of the key which it folds into, solid stem with moulded decoration along body, stem extends beyond the bit and has moulded line around tip and a central circular impression, square shaped bit constructed from two identical wards that face and mirror each other, central cross shaped cleft with additional small horrizontal cleft coming in from external and interior edges.
Event Date 4/12/2023
Author: Stephanie Chinneck
FM:16057
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