File:8549D6. Medieval padlock key. (FindID 132490).jpg

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8549D6. Medieval padlock key.
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Somerset County Council, Ciorstaidh Hayward Trevarthen, 2006-05-15 13:25:57
Title
8549D6. Medieval padlock key.
Description
English: Cast copper alloy incomplete padlock key with the bit in line with the stem. The bow is tri-lobed with an oval aperture. At the base where the bow joins the stem there is a small projection at ech side. The stem is straight sided and has a flattened rectangular cross section (there is slight casting line along each edge). The above the bit are two small side projections (mirroring those at the bow). What remains of the bit is the upper part of a rectangular frame with two linear projections/bars inside. This is probably a squeeze key for a padlock with babr spring mechanism. Probably Medieval (12th to 13th century)
Depicted place (County of findspot) Dorset
Date between 1100 and 1250
date QS:P571,+1500-00-00T00:00:00Z/6,P1319,+1100-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1250-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
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FindID: 132490
Old ref: SOMDOR-8549D6
Filename: 8549D6.jpg
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) is a voluntary programme run by the United Kingdom government to record the increasing numbers of small finds of archaeological interest found by members of the public. The scheme started in 1997 and now covers most of England and Wales. Finds are published at https://finds.org.uk
Source https://finds.org.uk/database/ajax/download/id/102100
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/102100/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/132490
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Object location50° 52′ 26.4″ N, 2° 05′ 14.78″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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