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KEY (LOCKING)

Unique ID: LANCUM-BA8257

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Medieval key from furniture dating to from the 13th-14th century. The key has a sub-square tri-lobed bow with a projecting globular knop at the end of the bow. At the base of the bow is a rectangular collar that is decorated with double transverse mouldings at top and bottom. The key has a simple ward and an oval stem with a hole in its end

The length is 55mm, the width is 25mm and the weight 14.21g.

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 1300

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 55 mm
Width: 25 mm
Weight: 14.21 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 1st December 2015

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Completeness: Complete

Spatial metadata

Region: East Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: North Kesteven (District)
Parish or ward: Sleaford (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: TF0645
Four figure Latitude: 52.99185416
Four figure longitude: -0.42225014
1:25K map: TF0645
1:10K map: TF04NE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Minimal cultivation

References cited

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Audit data

Recording Institution: LANCUM
Created: 8 years ago
Updated: 5 years ago

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