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KEY (LOCKING)
Unique ID: SF-195F1A
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A cast copper-alloy rotary or casket key of Medieval date. It has a circular bow with faceted, hexagonal cross section and circular aperture. The stem is oval in section and tapers to a pointed tip. The integral bit is rectangular in form and on the same plane as the bow. It has single opposing rectangular clefts. The entire object measures 41.95mm in length, 14.63mm in height at bow, 3.85mm in thickness, and 5.19g in weight. This key is of Medieval date, c.13th-14th century AD.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1250
Date to: Circa AD 1400
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 41.95 mm
Height: 14.63 mm
Thickness: 3.85 mm
Weight: 5.19 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 1st January 2011
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Suffolk (County)
District: St. Edmundsbury (District)
To be known as: Near Bury St Edmunds
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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