SOMDOR-1D95A1: Medieval Rotary Key (Locking)

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KEY (LOCKING)

Unique ID: SOMDOR-1D95A1

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A cast copper alloy rotary casket key of probable medieval date. The key measures 36.2mm by 12.8mm by 4.4mm and weighs 6.7g. The external diameter of the circular bow is 13.4mm and its central perforation, 6.3mm. The key has a hollow stem with oval cross section and an unelaborate bit with a cleft on each side. A number of similar keys are illustrated in Brian Read's 'Metal Artefacts of Antiquity' (2001, pp. 67, 72, nos. 544-547). These examples have all been dated from the late twelfth to early fourteenth centuries.

Class: Rotary
Sub class: Casket

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1150
Date to: Circa AD 1350

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 36.2 mm
Width: 12.8 mm
Thickness: 4.4 mm
Weight: 6.7 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 29th March 2007

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: Entry 021582

Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete

Spatial metadata

Region: South West (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Somerset (County)
District: South Somerset (District)
To be known as: Crewkerne

Spatial coordinates

Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Character undetermined

References cited

Author	Publication Year	Title	Publication Place	Publisher	Pages	Reference
Read, B.	2001	Metal artefacts of antiquity: A catalogue of small finds from specific areas of the United Kingdom	Langport	Portcullis Publishing	67, 72	nos. 544-547

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Recording Institution: SOMDOR
Created: 16 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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