The Medieval Period (1100AD - 1499AD)
Life In The Middle Ages
Casket key
- Period:
- Late Medieval
- Description:
The hand-cut clefts suggest that the locksmith probably made a series of different keys fromthe same mould. This key was found by a metal detector user at a deserted settlement site.
Casket key cast in one piece. The stem has an oval profile and a projecting tip. The wards consist of simple rectangles. The clefts have been cut by hand and file marks still remain on parts of the key.
- Materials/Media:
- copper alloy
- Dimensions:
- length 74mm
- Source:
- Stranraer Museum
- Accession number:
- WIWMS 2003.36
- Digital Number:
- SRAC012n
- Copyright:
- Dumfries & Galloway Council
