Colchester Archaeological Report 2: The Roman small finds

Latch-lifter (Fig 133; 4144)
In printed catalogue.
Keys
Tumbler lock lift keys (Fig 139;4145-4149)
4146 SF LWC 2616(C), J467. Demolished building. contaminated. Period 4b
destruction. Iron. Bent. L-shaped lift key with ?two wards, both
broken off. The short arm is rectangular in section, 3.0 by 7.0 mm. the
base of the shaft ?square, 6.0 by 6.0 mm (but it may be round), and the
head of the shaft, the grip, rectangular, 5.0 by 14.0 mm, and pierced for
suspension. Length 147.5 mm, width 33.5 mm.
4147 SF BKC 6008. J176 F32. Pit. Period 5c/6. Iron. Corroded L-shaped lift
key with heavy grip pierced for suspension. Length 83.0 mm, width
24.0 mm.
Tumbler lock slide keys (Fig 140; 4150-4154)
4151 SF BKC 1579(C), E834 L252. Make-up. Period 3b. Slide key, the handle
has broken off. Three parallel wards. Surviving length 31.5 mm, width
18.5 mm.
4152 SF BKC 6023. El180 F332. Large pit. Period 2. Iron. Corroded slide
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key with a single row of wards, the number of which cannot be determined.
Length 78.0 mm, width 33.0 mm.
Lever lock keys (Fig 141; 4155-4156)
4155 SF BKC 2982(C), J36 L4. Dump. Period 5b. Key with pelta-shaped cut-out
on the handle to serve for suspension. The cut-out is similar to that
on 1st-century buckles. as Fig 144. 4176. The wards are broken off.
Length 40.0 mm. maximum width of handle 22.5 mm.