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Unique ID: SUSS-0B9568
Object type certainty: Certain
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A wrought iron key dating to the late medieval to post-medieval period. The key comprises a solid, circular section stem, which widens towards the bit. The bow is oval. The stem has a projecting tip. The bit is solid and extends down from the stem, there is no channel. The bit is rectangular and has been cut. There is a back-to-front P shaped cleft in the bit and a small square cleft.
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1300
Date to: Circa AD 1600
Quantity: 1
Length: 145.63 mm
Width: 30.79 mm
Thickness: 7.71 mm
Weight: 72 g
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 1st January 1990 - Monday 1st January 2007
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Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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