Context (Found together / assemblage)
Eleven apparently unaccessioned keys, plus one other metal object of unknown purpose, (TEMP.00736-TEMP.00747) were found together in the museum store. Some or all of them may have been accessioned and become disassociated with their museum number, or they may never have been formally accessioned into the museum's collection. Four of these keys (TEMP.00736-TEMP.00739) have been identified as belonging to the Braybrooke Collection (see individual Context notes). All twelve objects were found with a note reading 'NO PROV'.
Event Date
Author: David Kay

Description (Physical description)
Copper alloy object of unknown use. Its form is that of a elongate cylindrical shaft with a narrower cylindrical protuberance at one end. The other end appears to have been broken, but is slightly thickened on either side, one side of which also bears two notches. The central shaft is drawn into an long, narrow fin-like crest close to the unbroken end, and a saltire of crossed double lines is incised on the side opposite this crest. The overall effect is reminiscent of the upper half of a retractable ballpoint pen.
Event Date 27/11/2018
Author: David Kay