Accession No
TEMP.00764
Description
Large key with cusped bow, sub-cylindrical shank widening slightly towards terminus, and single bit cut with key wards to form an 'S'-shape. The entire object is corroded, to the point that it is unclear whether the shank is of a solid 'pin' variety, or has a hollow 'pipe' terminus which is now filled by corroded material.
Place
Europe; British Isles; England; Cambridgeshire; Shingay
Period
Post Medieval
Source
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
TEMP.00764
Cultural Affliation
Material
Metal; Iron
Local Term
Measurements
13mm x 55mm x 169mm Weight 0.12kg
Events
Description (Labels & Markings)
Handwritten label affixed to object with string reads: "Shingay".
Event Date
Author: David Kay
Description (Physical description)
Large key with cusped bow, sub-cylindrical shank widening slightly towards terminus, and single bit cut with key wards to form an 'S'-shape. The entire object is corroded, to the point that it is unclear whether the shank is of a solid 'pin' variety, or has a hollow 'pipe' terminus which is now filled by corroded material.
Event Date 22/1/2019
Author: David Kay
FM:282579
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