Accession No
TEMP.00754.8
Description
Key with ovate, slightly cusped bow, cylindrical pin shank with collar, very short section of throating and protruding toe, and a single bit cut with symmetrical key wards in a 'bridge ward' design. The surface is corroded though this appears mild and has not altered the actual form of the object.
Place
Europe
Period
Post Medieval
Source
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
TEMP.00754.8
Cultural Affliation
Material
Metal; Iron
Local Term
Measurements
12mm x 41mm x 120mm Weight 0.065kg
Events
Description (Physical description)
Key with ovate, slightly cusped bow, cylindrical pin shank with collar, very short section of throating and protruding toe, and a single bit cut with symmetrical key wards in a 'bridge ward' design. The surface is corroded though this appears mild and has not altered the actual form of the object.
Event Date 16/1/2019
Author: David Kay
Context (Found together / assemblage)
Ten keys (TEMP.00754.1-10) were originally looped together on a length of knotted cord, but have now been separated for accession purposes and the cord bagged separately.
Event Date 16/1/2019
Author: David Kay
FM:282492
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