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KEY (LOCKING)

Unique ID: PUBLIC-916481

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

An incomplete, Medieval, cast copper-alloy casket key. The key has a solid stem of oval cross-section with a hollow end. The bow is missing from an old break. The bit is rectangular in shape with single cleft.

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: 22.23 mm
Width: 10.61 mm
Weight: 2.81 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 5th October 2013

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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: East Lindsey (District)
Parish or ward: Skidbrooke with Saltfleet Haven (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: TF4393
Four figure Latitude: 53.41443125
Four figure longitude: 0.1500926
1:25K map: TF4393
1:10K map: TF49SW
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Operations to a depth less than 0.25 m

References cited

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Recording Institution: PUBLIC
Created: 10 years ago
Updated: 10 years ago

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