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KEY (LOCKING)
Unique ID: LVPL-D35671
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Cast copper alloy casket key dating to the Medieval period, (1100-1500). The object consists of a circular bow, a stem and a bit. The stem is hollow and tapers slightly towards the bit. The bit has two worn clefts one on either side resulting in one long simple ward. Similar examples can be found on p72, Read, (2001). The object can be dated from the late 12th to the early 14th century.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1150
Date to: Circa AD 1450
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 35 mm
Weight: 5.7 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 1st September 2010
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Oxfordshire (County)
District: Vale of White Horse (District)
To be known as: East Hanney
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Centred on parish
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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 |
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