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KEY (LOCKING)

Unique ID: DENO-53C164

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

An incomplete medieval copper alloy key (c. 1200 - 1400). The key has a lozenge-shaped bow with slight knops protruding from three corners and an undecorated collar attaching the bow to the shank. The shank is broken and hollow with an oval cross section, the bit is missing. The key has a light green patina. A similar style of key and bow can be found in Egan (1998) The Medieval Household, pg 114, no 311. Length 62.60mm, width 28.36mm, thickness 7.89mm and weight 21.44g

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: 62.6 mm
Width: 28.36 mm
Thickness: 7.89 mm
Weight: 21.44 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 1st August 2018

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: Derby E8885

Materials and construction

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

Spatial metadata

Region: East Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Nottinghamshire (County)
District: Ashfield (District)
Parish or ward: Sutton in Ashfield North (District Ward)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SK4763
Four figure Latitude: 53.16205713
Four figure longitude: -1.29849738
1:25K map: SK4763
1:10K map: SK46SE
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

References cited

Author	Publication Year	Title	Publication Place	Publisher	Pages	Reference
Egan, G.	1998	The Medieval Household: Daily Living c.1150-c.1450 (Medieval Finds from Excavations in London)	London	The Stationery Office	p. 114	no. 311

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Recording Institution: DENO
Created: 5 years ago
Updated: 5 years ago

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