Key With Chain
description
This key is of ‘lever lock’ (or rotary) type and is attached to a chain used for suspending or carrying the key.
The area of the handle close to the stem is decorated with lines forming a saltire cross set within grooves to all sides. The key ‘handle’ is rectangular and the terminal (bow), which is perforated for suspension, pointed.
A butted ring passes through the bow connecting it to a chain of which three links are present. The chain is of single loop in loop type, formed of rectangular-sectioned strips.
Other information & metadata
Site location: Towcester, Northamptonshire
Project type: Archaeological excavation
Site type: Roman/medieval town
Discovery context: Deposit
Find reference: Towcester Museum, TOW13
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Dimensions
Length: 52.3mm
Width: 11mm
Thickness: 13.5mm
Chain length: 55mm

