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A Medieval copper alloy casket key dating late 12th - early 14th century.
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Museum of London, Kate Sumnall, 2013-01-16 10:26:46
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A Medieval copper alloy casket key dating late 12th - early 14th century.
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. There are two decorative knops at the junction between the bow and the stem. At the other end, the bit is rectangular in shape with a pair of long rectangular clefts central on either short side creating four wards of broadly equal size. There is extensive 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: 36.93mm; width: 12.57mm; thickness: 3.02mm; weight: 3.71g.

Reference: Read, B. 2001. Metal Artefacts of Antiquity. Portcullis Publishing, Langport, Somerset.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Greater London Authority
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: 538922
Old ref: LON-526043
Filename: AMurphy-CasketKey-Nov12.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/412085
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/412085/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/538922
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Object location51° 29′ 53.52″ N, 0° 03′ 11.95″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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