Accession No
TEMP.00805
Description
Small key of unusual form, with a centrally perforated fan-shaped bow set horizontally relative to the bit, conjoined with a trapezoid collar leading to a cylindrical pipe shank, with a small single bit with one key ward cut into the front edge.
Place
Europe
Period
?Medieval ?Post Medieval
Source
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
TEMP.00805
Cultural Affliation
Material
Metal; Copper alloy; Bronze
Local Term
Measurements
24mm x 20mm x 48mm Weight 0.032kg
Events
Context (Analysis)
Cf. similar keys of Medieval/Post Medieval date in the Portable Antiquities Scheme online database - YORYM-686F52 for a similar looking (though vertical) bow and bit, and NMS-75B989 for a horizontal bow and similar pipe shank.
Event Date 28/1/2019
Author: David Kay
Description (Physical description)
Small key of unusual form, with a centrally perforated fan-shaped bow set horizontally relative to the bit, conjoined with a trapezoid collar leading to a cylindrical pipe shank, with a small single bit with one key ward cut into the front edge.
Event Date 28/1/2019
Author: David Kay
FM:282633
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