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A Medieval copper alloy casket key
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Museum of London, Kate Sumnall, 2013-05-16 14:29:57
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A Medieval copper alloy casket key
Description
English: A Medieval copper alloy casket key dating late 12th - early 14th century. The key has a solid stem of oval cross-section with a hollow end. The bow is circular in shape with a circular perforation; there is some wear at the top of the bow, probably from suspension. At the other end, the bit is rectangular in shape with two shallow notches, one on each edge, there is also a ridge, extending diagonally across the width of the bit just below the stem. There is wear to the bit and the end of the stem.

Similar keys can be found illustrated in Read (2001: 72; no 552), Read suggests a date range of late 12th - early 14th century for these keys. Similar examples are also recorded on the Portable Antiquities Scheme database e.g. WAW-65A321.

Dimensions: length: 34.29mm; width: 13.66mm; thickness: 3.28mm; weight: 5.89g.

Reference: Read, B. 2001. Metal Artefacts of Antiquity. Portcullis Publishing, Langport, Somerset.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Hertfordshire
Date between 1150 and 1350
date QS:P571,+1500-00-00T00:00:00Z/6,P1319,+1150-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1350-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
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FindID: 558115
Old ref: LON-01FBC1
Filename: LON-01FBC1-Key-Jan13.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/426793
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/426793/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/558115
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Object location51° 53′ 15.72″ N, 0° 11′ 34.41″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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