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KEY (LOCKING)
Unique ID: LANCUM-8D42C6
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Small cast copper alloy key dating from the medieval period, that is c. AD1200-1500. The key is complete, but slightly bent. It has a circular, flattened, looped handle and a short shaft with oval cross-section. The bit is a simple square with a notch on the left and right side.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Middle
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1200
Date to: Circa AD 1500
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 34 mm
Width: 10 mm
Thickness: 2.5 mm
Weight: 2.93 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 20th April 2012
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Northamptonshire (County)
District: South Northamptonshire (District)
To be known as: Towcester
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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