Accession No

Z 41703


Description

Iron key with diamond shaped bow, each point of the diamond topped with circular knob, moulded ovoid collar on hollow tipped stem which extends from front of what was a square shaped bit, stem with bevelled faces giving it a cuboid shape, length of stem decorated on multiple faces with incises crosses, rectangular shaped ward extending vertically from stem, a second ward now missing.


Place

Europe; British Isles; England; Cambridgeshire; Tadlow


Period

Medieval


Source


Department

Arch


Reference Numbers

Z 41703


Cultural Affliation


Material

Metal; Bronze


Local Term


Measurements


Events

Description (Physical description)
Diamond shaped bow. The shaft is patterned with crossed lines, and has a hollow end. It now has 1 tooth but seems to originally have had 2
Event Date 1911
Author: maa


Description (Physical description)
Iron key with diamond shaped bow, each point of the diamond topped with circular knob, moulded ovoid collar on hollow tipped stem which extends from front of what was a square shaped bit, stem with bevelled faces giving it a cuboid shape, length of stem decorated on multiple faces with incises crosses, rectangular shaped ward extending vertically from stem, a second ward now missing.
Event Date 1/12/2023
Author: Stephanie Chinneck


FM:16062

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