Medieval Bronze Casket Keys musicalinstruments Its excellent preservation

Its excellent preservation

caused by firing

A magnificent small-sized yara adze featuring a beautifully polished flat greenstone blade and a simple yet elegant hand-carved wooden haft

offering a tangible link to the island's role as a bridge between civilizations

it has developed a rich

Medieval Bronze Casket Keys musicalinstruments Its excellent preservationMedieval Period, c. 12001400 AD, England A beautiful set of two small Medieval bronze alloy casket keys, dating to the High and Late Medieval periods. Each key features a circular bow and a cylindrical hollow stem terminating in a flat bit projecting at a right angle from the underside of the shaft. The bits are pierced with sub square clefts, designed to engage the internal wards of a lock. Keys of this type were commonly used for securing small