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KEY (LOCKING)
Unique ID: NMS-815B26
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Small copper alloy Medieval casket key. Circular perforated bow with a solid oval cross-section stem. The bit is flat and sub-rectangular and springs perpendicularly at the end of the stem. The bit consists of two opposing horizontal wards halfway down either side. The stem terminates slightly beyond the bit in a narrowed projecting tip. Circa AD1250-1350. A similar key is recorded as LIN-ECBE74 on this database.
Dimensions: 33mm long, weight 2.57g.
Class: Rotary
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1250
Date to: Circa AD 1350
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 33 mm
Width: 10 mm
Thickness: 3 mm
Weight: 2.57 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 3rd September 2018 - Monday 3rd September 2018
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Other reference numbers
SMR reference number: 33221
Other reference: GCENF145467
Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Norfolk (County)
District: Breckland (District)
Parish or ward: Litcham (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TF8817
Four figure Latitude: 52.71798245
Four figure longitude: 0.78202405
1:25K map: TF8817
1:10K map: TF81NE
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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