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A57827 MEDIEVAL KEY
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme, Wendy Scott, 2005-04-11 12:57:55
Title
A57827 MEDIEVAL KEY
Description
English: Medieval copper alloy rotary key, 63mm long, 40mm wide and weighing 21.55 grams. The key is almost complete and has a green-brown patina. It has a circular bow, with the remains of a suspension loop emerging from its upper side and another possible loop from one side. It is decorated using five cut outs which form a diamond in a circle. The shank is hollow and circular, 8mm in diameter. It has a small part of its end missing and has a raised collar, 3mm wide. The bit emerges from the end of the shank and is complete. The clefts form a cross shape with a cross shaped cut out in its centre. emerging from the outside of this cross is a bar with three prongs 3mm long, evenly spaced.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Leicestershire
Date between 1100 and 1500
date QS:P571,+1500-00-00T00:00:00Z/6,P1319,+1100-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1500-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
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FindID: 92903
Old ref: LEIC-A57827
Filename: A57827.JPG
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) is a voluntary programme run by the United Kingdom government to record the increasing numbers of small finds of archaeological interest found by members of the public. The scheme started in 1997 and now covers most of England and Wales. Finds are published at https://finds.org.uk
Source https://finds.org.uk/database/ajax/download/id/57662
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/57662/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/92903
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Object location52° 36′ 17.64″ N, 1° 31′ 54.16″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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