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KEY (LOCKING)
Unique ID: NLM-F4ED74
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Copper alloy key fragment. Cast rotary key with a stem of rounded section with an aperture at the bit. A relatively small rectangular bit with a channel on one side and a basal cleft remains towards, though not at, the end of the stem, A collar moulding separated the stem from the bow [now lost]. It is suggested that keys with a hole at the end may have been for caskets or chests rather than door locks. Suggested date: Medieval, 1200-1400.
Length: 78.5mm, Height (at bit): 24.1mm, Diameter (stem): 10mm, Weight: 34.41gms
Class: London type VI
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: 78.5 mm
Height: 24.1 mm
Weight: 34.41 g
Diameter: 10 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 16th January 2017
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM34844
Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: North Lincolnshire (Unitary Authority)
District: North Lincolnshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Luddington
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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