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KEY (LOCKING)
Unique ID: SWYOR-0F78A1
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A cast copper alloy casket key dating from AD1100-1400. It has a circular bow with a flat collar below and a hollow shank of oval section. The bit is a rectangular tab with a wide cleft in the leading edge. A small part of the bit and the end of the shaft have broken away and are missing. The key displays a patchy, light green patina. It is 35.5mm long, 14.4mm long and 3.3mm thick. It weighs 3.07gm.
Similar examples are illustrated in Egan, 1998, The Medieval Household, pages 111-112, and an almost identical key can be found on the database at reference SWYOR-546ED1.
Class: Casket Key
Subsequent actions
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: 35.5 mm
Width: 14.4 mm
Thickness: 3.3 mm
Weight: 3.07 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 20th March 2011 - Monday 19th March 2012
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: PAS form number 1803
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: North Yorkshire (County)
District: Selby (District)
Parish or ward: Beal (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SE5323
Four figure Latitude: 53.700754
Four figure longitude: -1.198691
1:25K map: SE5323
1:10K map: SE52SW
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Egan, G. | 1998 | The Medieval Household: Daily Living c.1150-c.1450 (Medieval Finds from Excavations in London) | London | The Stationery Office | 111-112 |
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