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KEY (LOCKING)

Unique ID: DENO-4259B3

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Early medieval key; cast copper alloy key handle of Scandinavian-influenced design. The design is reminiscent of the Urnes style of Viking art and suggest a date in the late 11th or 12th centuries. The bow of the key handle is a flat plate with openwork decoration and incised lines on the front face forming an abstract design. The back face is undecorated. The shaft of the key handle expands forwards from the bow plate to form a shaft with a roughly circular cross-section. It is broken off before the key bit. Length 45.4mm, width 22.5mm, thickness (shaft) 5.5mm, weight 12.80g Ref: For comparison, see the Early Medieval keys with openwork bows on page 61 of Mills.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Ascribed Culture:
Date from: Circa AD 1000
Date to: AD 1199

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 45.4 mm
Width: 22.5 mm
Thickness: 5.5 mm
Weight: 12.8 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Monday 14th January 2008

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: DERBY E6016

Materials and construction

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

Spatial metadata

Region: East Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Nottinghamshire (County)
District: Newark and Sherwood (District)
To be known as: Boughton

References cited

Author	Publication Year	Title	Publication Place	Publisher	Pages	Reference
Mills, N. and Payne, G.	2001	Saxon and Viking Artefacts	Witham	Greenlight Publishing	page 61

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Recording Institution: DENO
Created: 16 years ago
Updated: 9 years ago

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