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KEY (LOCKING)
Unique ID: PUBLIC-5EEB08
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A incomplete cast copper-alloy key from the Early-Medieval to Medieval periods, circa 11th-12th century.
The openwork bow is of inverted-triangular form, with internal ribs creating three sub-oval apertures. The bow extends smoothly into the remains of the stem, which is of oval cross section.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1020
Date to: Circa AD 1180
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 35.5 mm
Width: 17 mm
Thickness: 5.2 mm
Weight: 6.647 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 2nd April 2005
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
County or Unitary authority: Dorset (County)
District: East Dorset (District)
To be known as: Nr Wimborne
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hinton, D.A. | 2005 | Gold and Gilt, Pots and Pins: Possessions and People in Medieval Britain | Oxford | Oxford University Press | 165 |
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