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KEY (LOCKING)
Unique ID: SF-BBBA82
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
A complete cast copper-alloy key dating to the Medieval period, c. 1150-1400. The key is complete except for the end of the shank, which is missing in an old break. It demonstrates a circular bow with a large central circular aperture, which transitions into a hollow oval-sectioned shank. Extending from the base of the shank at its terminal is a rectangular bit with a single small cleft taken out of each side. Preserved in fair condition with an even greenish patina, it measures 35.91mm in length, 13.21mm in diameter at the bow, and 3.51mm thick at the midpoint of the shank. It weighs 4.26g.
Compare LIN-861696 on the PAS database, which is virtually identical.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1150
Date to: Circa AD 1400
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 35.91 mm
Thickness: 3.51 mm
Weight: 4.26 g
Diameter: 13.21 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 20th November 2018
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Suffolk (County)
District: St. Edmundsbury (District)
To be known as: Brockley
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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