key
- Museum number
- EA82660
- Description
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Wooden key fragment with a tapered handle that widens to a shallow shaft. Towards the end of the shaft is a group of five holes arranged in a 2:1:2 pattern but a small part of the key is broken trough the two holes on the right side. Two of the preserved holes contain the remains of the pegs. The key is stained and without any decoration.
- Production date
- 1100-1300AD
- Dimensions
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Length: 26.40 centimetres
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Width: 2.70 centimetres (max)
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Depth: 1.90 centimetres (max - handle)
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Depth: 1.20 centimetres (shaft)
- Location
- Not on display
- Condition
- fair
- Acquisition date
- 2008
- Department
- Egypt and Sudan
- BM/Big number
- EA82660
- Registration number
- 2008,1008.1989
- Additional IDs
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Excavation/small finds number: 80.3.10/28 (excavation number)