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KEY (LOCKING)
Unique ID: LON-7D9F65
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Cast copper alloy key, possibly for mounted lock, dating to the medieval period, circa 1300 AD - 1400 AD. The key is missing most of the solid shaft and bit, but the bow remains. The bow is lonzenge shaped with an elaborate open work design. The lonzenge shape has corner bosses, the open work design has a cross in the middle, though the rest of the design is to heavily eroded to tell what it is. (possibly Type VI)
Notes:
Comparision see: London Museum Medieval Catalogue 1940: pg 140/ pl XXXIX, no 13.
Class: London type VI
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1300
Date to: AD 1400
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 49 mm
Width: 40 mm
Thickness: 13 mm
Weight: 22.2 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 1st August 2005
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Other reference numbers
Museum accession number: 4610/15
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: London (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Greater London Authority (Greater London Authority)
District: City and County of the City of London (London Borough)
To be known as: Dowgate
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| London Museum | 1940 | London Museum Medieval Catalogue | London | HMSO | 140 | XXXIX |
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