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KEY (LOCKING)

Unique ID: LEIC-8FD906

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Small copper alloy key, clearly hand made. The rear terminal is ovoid with a round pierced hole, the shaft is of flattened oval cross-section with surface flattening in places, and the unlocking end has been formed from a rectangular plate with rectangular removaals from the front and rear edges and a scooped removal from one face. A medieval casket key? The object is in good condition, 36mm long, 10mm wide, 3mm thick, and weighs 2.7g.

Subsequent actions

Current location of find: With finder
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1100
Date to: Circa AD 1400

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 36 mm
Width: 10 mm
Thickness: 3 mm
Weight: 2.7 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 4th October 2009

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: 1973

Materials and construction

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

Spatial metadata

Region: East Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Leicestershire (County)
District: Melton (District)
Parish or ward: Hoby with Rotherby (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SK6716
Four figure Latitude: 52.73749
Four figure longitude: -1.009108
1:25K map: SK6716
1:10K map: SK61NE
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
Discovery circumstances: Whilst searching with a metal detector
Current location: With finder
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Operations to a depth greater than 0.25m

References cited

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Recording Institution: LEIC
Created: 13 years ago
Updated: 3 years ago

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