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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, 2013-03-15 14:11:48
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A Medieval copper alloy casket key dating late 12th - early 14th century.
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English: A Medieval copper alloy casket key dating late 12th - early 14th century. The key has a solid stem which tapers towards the end and projects beyond the ward. The bow is oval in shape with two internally projecting spikes. There is some decorative moulding comprising three ridges at the junction between the bow and the stem. At the other end, the ward or bit is rectangular in shape and is solid with no clefts removed..

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 and LON-526043.

Dimensions: length: 33.57mm; width: 16.11mm; thickness: 3.49mm; weight: 3.58g.

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: 550466
Old ref: LON-32BDE3
Filename: Wakeman-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/420076
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/420076/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/550466
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