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PADLOCK
Unique ID: NMS-B671C4
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Incomplete medieval copper alloy padlock with case of octagonal cross-section. The spring mechanism and the bolt collar are missing, and the bar is distorted. There is a single perforation in the arm or tab, a T-shaped key aperture and a single vertical septum near. the other end. Length 42mm. Diameter 11mm. Cf. Egan 1998, 93, no. 244. c.1150 - c.1300.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1150
Date to: Circa AD 1300
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 42 mm
Diameter: 11 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 1st October 2012 - Wednesday 31st October 2012
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Other reference numbers
SMR reference number: 56988
Other reference: ET122012
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Norfolk (County)
District: South Norfolk (District)
Parish or ward: Tacolneston (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TM1495
Four figure Latitude: 52.510861
Four figure longitude: 1.152145
1:25K map: TM1495
1:10K map: TM19NW
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 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 | 93 | 244 |
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