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KEY (LOCKING)
Unique ID: SWYOR-AC23E2
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete cast copper alloy Medieval casket key dating from about 1350-1425. The key has a sub circular bow, slightly more than half surviving. There is a moulded collar where the shaft begins but they key is otherwise undecorated. The shaft is oval in section and the hollow terminal appears to be broken at the end. The bit is also worn and may also be broken. The key has a light green patina. A similar casket key may be found on the database at PAS record ID: LIN-075D35.
Length: 31.5mm; Width: 13.1mm; Thickness: 3.3mm; Weight: 2.8g
Class: Casket
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1350
Date to: Circa AD 1425
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 31.5 mm
Width: 13.1 mm
Thickness: 3.3 mm
Weight: 2.8 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 5th October 2011
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Doncaster Enquiry 945
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: West Lindsey (District)
Parish or ward: Owersby (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TF0595
Four figure Latitude: 53.441324
Four figure longitude: -0.420703
1:25K map: TF0595
1:10K map: TF09NE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
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