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Early Medieval to Medieval key
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St. Albans District Council, Julian Watters, 2011-06-09 13:16:47
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Early Medieval to Medieval key
Description
English: A copper-alloy rotary key of probable Early Medieval to Medieval date.

The bow is lozenge-shaped, with flat surfaces and rounded corners. At the top, set at a 90 degrees to the bow, is a suspension loop with a heavily worn top. A double moulded collar divides the bow and the suspension loop. At its base the bow tapers into the stem, which is of oval section and has a hollow tip. The bit extends vertically downwards from the underside of the end of the stem, the only interruption to the parallel sides being a single shallow cleft. At its distal end it turns at a right-angle, forming a short ward. The key measures 50.7mm long, up to 17.4mm wide and 7mm thick (suspension loop). The weight is 13.1g.

The form of this key is similar to one in the British Museum's collection (see Wilson 1964: 203/pl. XII, no. 140), for which a 9th to 11th century is suggested. Similar examples on the PAS database include KENT-9C0F03, ESS-6715B8 and WILT-C520E4.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Hertfordshire
Date between 800 and 1100
Accession number
FindID: 447099
Old ref: BH-0B9286
Filename: Roman_key_11_44_12.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/331680
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/331680/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/447099
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