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A cast copper-alloy casket key from the Medieval period
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Museum of Antiquities of the University and Society of Antiquaries of Newcastle upon Tyne, Robert Collins, 2009-06-18 15:56:15
Title
A cast copper-alloy casket key from the Medieval period
Description
English: A cast copper-alloy key for a casket or other small lock dating from the Medieval period. The key has a shoulder circular looped bow and a cylindrical stem with a hollow tip, which is oval in section. The bit has asymmetric clefs and channels and is S-shape in profile. Width of stem 5.22mm Bit 9 x 9.6 x 4 mm (Egan 1998: 111-2 No. 298)
Depicted place (County of findspot) Lincolnshire
Date between 1270 and 1400
date QS:P571,+1500-00-00T00:00:00Z/6,P1319,+1270-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1400-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
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FindID: 260348
Old ref: NCL-913E31
Filename: DSCN9431.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/214408
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/214408/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/260348
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Object location53° 08′ 14.28″ N, 0° 00′ 28.87″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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