Key
- Accession Number
- W992
- Current Location
- House of Life (first floor), Metalwork case
- Object Type
- Architecture, Architectural element, Door, Key
- Period
- Graeco-Roman Period
- Material
- Metals/alloys (Iron)
- Number of Elements
- 1
- Measurements
- Length: 146mm | Width: 59mm | Depth: 30mm
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Licensing details
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- Description
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Iron key with round bow, plain shaft, and three 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.
- Other Identity
- 888 (Boscawen number)
- Previous Owners
- Robert de Rustafjaell (1859–1943) | Sir Henry Solomon Wellcome (1853–1936)
- Acquisition
- Long-term loan, The Wellcome Trust (15 Feb 1971)
