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A complete Roman cast copper alloy finger ring key, 43-410 AD.
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Museum of London, Felicity Winkley, 2010-01-13 12:34:02
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A complete Roman cast copper alloy finger ring key, 43-410 AD.
Description
English: A complete Roman cast copper alloy finger ring key, 43-410 AD. The find consists of a rotary key also intended to be worn as a finger ring; the primary purpose of it, however, is functional. The hoop of the finger ring is simple; it has a D-shaped section with a flat interior edge. Its internal diameter measures 18.01mm. At the bezel of the hoop the ring projects upwards into a sylised curvilinear symbol that abuts the shank of the key at ninety degrees. The raised shank itself projects outwards from the hoop for only a short length – approximately 13.2mm. The shank is hollow-ended. The rectangular plan key bit projects from the shank at ninety degrees to it. The simple bit has an S-shape pattern formed from two opposing clefts, one set slightly lower down the bit than the other. The key has a pale yellow-gold surface with a fair covering of dark corrosion. Dimensions: length: 19.22mm; width: 14.76mm; diameter: 18.01mm; weight: 6.91g.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Greater London Authority
Date between 43 and 410
Accession number
FindID: 278970
Old ref: LON-503BB1
Filename: Higginbotham - key - Nov 09.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/234482
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/234482/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/278970
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Object location51° 30′ 38.16″ N, 0° 05′ 50.8″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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