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Keys with bow handles shaped like this were in common use around the 1400s. This example is inlaid wit tin to create a herringbone pattern on the shank. Recovered during excavations at Caerlaverock Castle, Dumfries and Galloway, 1955-1966.
Collection Type
Date Made
15th Century
Period
Dimensions
153 x 55mm
Property Information
Accession No
CAER125

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