Rights Holder: Winchester Museums Service
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Unique ID: HAMP-6B9876
Object type certainty: Certain
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An incomplete Medieval iron key of probable 14th-century date. The bow is incomplete and circular in cross section. The shank is broadly square in cross section 9.65mm thick. The simple bit has two clefts, 13.65mm and 4.85mm in length. The key is heavily corroded and is flaking.
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1300
Date to: Circa AD 1400
Quantity: 1
Length: 98.35 mm
Width: 25.85 mm
Thickness: 10.6 mm
Weight: 46.33 g
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 6th September 2011
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Other reference: E3276
4 Figure: SU4451
Four figure Latitude: 51.256473
Four figure longitude: -1.370864
1:25K map: SU4451
1:10K map: SU45SW
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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