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Medieval key (locking)
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Derby Museums Trust, Maria Kneafsey, 2020-02-04 15:59:07
Title
Medieval key (locking)
Description
English: A complete copper-alloy, rotary casket key of medieval date, c.AD 1150 - 1450. The key is small and very worn with an ovate cross section. A lozenge bow with oval shaped aperture, extends from one end of the stem with a raised collar where the two elements meet. The opposite end of the stem tapers to a worn point. A simple bit projects out at 90 degrees to the stem.

The metal has a dark brown patina and is smooth. The key is 37.4mm long,11.4mm wide, 3.0mm thick and weighs 2.2g.

Similar keys are illustrated in Egan (1998), p.112, fig.86.

Ref: Egan, G. (1998) The Medieval Household: Daily Living c.1150-c.1450 (Medieval Finds from Excavations in London). London: The Stationery Office.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Leicestershire
Date between 1150 and 1450
date QS:P571,+1500-00-00T00:00:00Z/6,P1319,+1150-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1450-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
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FindIdentifier: 977304
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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/1090763
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/1090763/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/977304
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Object location52° 45′ 20.16″ N, 1° 00′ 30.74″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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Attribution: Derby Museums Trust
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