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A medieval cast copper-alloy casket key, late 12th to early 14th century.
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Colchester Museums, Laura Pooley, 2006-09-11 15:48:49
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A medieval cast copper-alloy casket key, late 12th to early 14th century.
Description
English: A medieval cast copper-alloy casket key, late 12th to early 14th century. This key has a circular bow, a hollow stem (filled with mud) and a simple bit with two clefts, one on either side. Surface abraded and speckled with a dark and lighter green patina. It measures 37.54mm long, 14.48mm wide at the bow, 12.48mm wide at the bit and it weighs 6.44g. Similar casket keys can be found in Read, B. 2001. Metal Artefacts of Antiquity, Volume 1, Page 67, 71-72, ref. 544-556.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Essex
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: 142201
Old ref: ESS-576005
Filename: Dscn2894.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/113034
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/113034
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/142201
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Object location51° 44′ 55.68″ N, 0° 22′ 32.65″ E Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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