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KEY (LOCKING)
Unique ID: SF-399C54
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete and heavily corroded iron rotary key dating to the Medieval period, c. 1270-1400. The exact form of the bow is uncertain, though the shank is rectangular in section and narrows above the projecting bit, the upper section of which is circular-sectioned and tapers to a rounded tip. The bit itself is heavily damaged and corroded, though its form probably consisted originally of three separate clefted bars. Preserved in poor condition, it survives to a length of c. 137mm, 8.63mm thick at the midpoint of the shank, and a maximum of 28.55mm thick between the shank and surviving bit. It weighs 78.57g.
For a broad parallel, see record ID BERK-841F58 on the PAS database, as well as examples published in Egan and Pritchard (1991) p. 188.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1270
Date to: Circa AD 1400
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 137 mm
Thickness: 8.63 mm
Weight: 78.57 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 28th June 2017
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Iron
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
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