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PADLOCK
Unique ID: SF-92F241
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete and corroded iron barb-spring padlock of Roman to Medieval date. It is missing part of the padlock case due to old breaks, now worn.
It has a hollow rectangular padlock case. There is a rectangular hole at one end. This contains the remains of a separate iron rectangular bolt. At the opposite end is a sub-circular bar which is turned upwards to form a U-shape.
This padlock measures 110.30mm in length, 57.26mm in width, 23.76m in thickness, 161.89g in weight.
There is a similar example recorded by Manning (Manning, 1985, p. 91, no. 010). However, it could be of Roman to Medieval date.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: UNKNOWN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 43
Date to: Circa AD 1500
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 110.3 mm
Width: 57.26 mm
Thickness: 23.76 mm
Weight: 161.89 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 1st January 2014
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Iron
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Suffolk (County)
District: St. Edmundsbury (District)
To be known as: Ousden
Spatial coordinates
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
References cited
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