Key
- Accession Number
- W986
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Iron key with twisted shaft and two bits. Roman period. For keys see Haddad, N. 2016. Critical review, assessment and investigation of ancient technology. Evolution of door locking mechanisms in S.E. Mediterranean. 'Mediterranean Archaeology and Archaeometry', Vol. 16, 53-74. Purchased by Wellcome in 1906 from the collection of Robert de Rustafjaell.
