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KEY (LOCKING)

Unique ID: NLM-D54AA6

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Copper alloy key. Cast rotary casket key with a lozenge shaped bow with drilled aperture, a solid oval section stem, and a simple rectangular bit with one cleft in its front edge, below a pointed end to the stem. Suggested date: Medieval, 1200-1400.

Length: 34.8mm, Width: 11.1mm, Thickness: 2.9mm, Weight: 2.21gms.

Class: Casket

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1200
Date to: Circa AD 1400

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 34.8 mm
Width: 11.1 mm
Thickness: 2.9 mm
Weight: 2.21 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 11th March 2014

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: NLM25086a

Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete

Spatial metadata

Region: East Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: East Lindsey (District)
To be known as: Muckton

Spatial coordinates

Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

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Recording Institution: NLM
Created: 10 years ago
Updated: 3 years ago

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