Accession No
TEMP.00762
Description
Key with fluted round pin shank widening towards collar, short section of throating before single bit, and short protruding toe. The bit is of an unusual geometric form, with key wards cut into all edges, particularly elaborately so on the bottom. The key is broken clean across the shank, with the bow now missing.
Place
Europe
Period
Post Medieval
Source
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
TEMP.00762
Cultural Affliation
Material
Metal; Iron
Local Term
Measurements
16mm x 45mm x 117mm Weight 0.189kg
Events
Description (Physical description)
Key with fluted round pin shank widening towards collar, short section of throating before single bit, and short protruding toe. The bit is of an unusual geometric form, with key wards cut into all edges, particularly elaborately so on the bottom. The key is broken clean across the shank, with the bow now missing.
Event Date 22/1/2019
Author: David Kay
FM:282577
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