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A Medieval Key Shank
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme, Susheela Burford, 2017-07-10 21:16:18
Title
A Medieval Key Shank
Description
English: An incomplete copper alloy rotary key of Medieval date (c. AD 1150 to AD 1400). The key consists of the shank and remains of the bow. The shank is round in cross-section and there is a rounded collar joining the shank to the bow. In the centre of the collar is a rivet hole. There are a number of deep scratches along the shank owing to abrasion.The key is undecorated.

The overall dimensions are as follows: 66mm in length, 12mmin width, 10mm in thickness and 24.44g in weight.

Depicted place (County of findspot) Lincolnshire
Date between 1150 and 1400
date QS:P571,+1500-00-00T00:00:00Z/6,P1319,+1150-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1400-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
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FindID: 855535
Old ref: LIN-CEAAB1
Filename: LINCEAAB1_1.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/621667
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/621667/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/855535
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(Reusing this file)		 Attribution License version 2.0 (verified 23 November 2020)
Object location53° 15′ 41.4″ N, 0° 10′ 28.48″ E Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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