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1884.2.29

Iron key with oval bow, stem and bit probably partly broken off, much corroded. [El.B 05/06/2009]

1884.2.29

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Collection type
Object
Description
Iron key with oval bow, stem and bit probably partly broken off, much corroded. [El.B 05/06/2009]
Geographical reference
France
Europe > Western Europe > France
Bretagne Côtes-d'Armor Pleudihen-sur-Rance excavations for railway bridge, possibly near L'Essart or L'Andelles
Cultural groups
French
Date / Period
Date made: Possibly before 1877 Archaeological period: Medieval
Date collected
1877 May
Acquisition information
Donated: 1884
Materials and processes
Material Iron Metal, Process Forged (Metal)
Dimensions
Length: max 88 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1884.2.29 PR no.: 5/ 9579
Research and responses

NB Chapman has [presumably] the same place as Pleudihen [a dolmen in Brittany] [Chapman, 1981: 412]. Pitt Rivers visited Brittany in October - November 1878 and March - April 1879 [Bowden, 1991: 86-7][Chapman, 1981: 410-2][Thompson, 1977: 61] [AP Leverhulme project on founding collection 1995-1998]

There is a bridge in the commune of Pleudihen-sur-Rance named Lessart [also adjacent to a known Bronze Age site]. This may be the find spot for this object. [MN 20/05/2009]

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