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PADLOCK
Unique ID: BUC-302CF5
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A copper alloy barb-spring padlock. The case is rectangular in section with convex side edges. The underside is decorated with four grooves along its length and has a keyhole cut in one end. It is hollow and open at both ends. At one end an L-shaped arm extends upwards and is bent over the top of the case, where it tapers to a tip. At the bend there is a circular perforation. This resembles one of Goodall's Type C barrel padlocks (1990, p.1010 no.3666) from Winchester.
Class: extended oval
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: Retained by finder.
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: AD 1100
Date to: AD 1600
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 26.35 mm
Width: 13.32 mm
Thickness: 8.14 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 18th December 2005
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Buckinghamshire (County)
District: Aylesbury Vale (District)
To be known as: Ivinghoe
Spatial coordinates
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biddle, M. | 1990 | Artefacts from Medieval Winchester: Object and Economy in Medieval Winchester | Oxford | Clarendon Press | 1010 | 3666 |
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