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Rotary key
Unique ID: NMGW-E24981
Object type certainty:
Cast copper alloy rotary key, probably of late medieval or Post Medieval date. The key has lost the bow, but is otherwise complete. The stem of the key is short and is hollow with an external diameter of 10.3mm (internal - 7.5mm). The bit (18 x 13.5mm) has one cleft on each side, and is otherwise composed of a number of grooves and channels. The bow was of circular section, and likely to have been oval in shape.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Dimensions and weight
Length: 30.2 mm
Width: 34.7 mm
Weight: 10.8 g
Quantity: 1
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Manufacture method: Cast [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Completeness: Incomplete [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Spatial data
Region: South West
County: Gloucestershire
District: Forest Of Dean
Parish: Woolaston
Method of discovery: Metal detector
[scope notes]
General landuse: Cultivated land [scope notes]
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 1st March 2004
Personal details
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Identified by: Mr Mark Lodwick - [view all attributed records]
Other reference numbers
Other reference: NMGWPA 2004.68.4
References cited
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Audit data
Created:
Tuesday 27th April 2004
Updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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