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KEY (LOCKING)
Unique ID: BUC-5AB1B7
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A complete medieval copper alloy casket key dating to the late 12th to early 14th century. The bow is oval shaped and slopes and narrows into the shank.. The shank is oval shaped in cross section. The bit extends from the terminal end of the shank. Two clefts are cut out of the bit on either side, creating a worn I shape. The end of the shank is hollow and flat. The key has a dark green patina. The key measures 38.7mm in length, 12.2mm in maximum width and weighs 5.70g.
A similar key can be seen in Read 2001, 72, 550.
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: 38.7 mm
Width: 12.2 mm
Weight: 5.7 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 17th August 2019
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: AYBCM 5074
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Northamptonshire (County)
District: South Northamptonshire (District)
Parish or ward: Deanshanger (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SP7739
Four figure Latitude: 52.04405815
Four figure longitude: -0.87870272
1:25K map: SP7739
1:10K map: SP73NE
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Read, B. | 2016 | Identifying Metal Artefacts Volume 1 | Witham | Greenlight | 72, | 550. |
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