Copper-alloy, 7.50 grams, 54.22 mm. 10th-12th century AD. An unusual form of Viking / Anglo-Scandinavian key, with a plain lentoid-section shank featuring a slight bulb above the head. The handle is fashioned as an openwork discoid with lateral projections and a thicker base connecting to the shank. The head of the key is an openwork D-shaped plate with a corrugated internal upper edge and with the standard form of T-shaped projection to locate the key in the lock. Reference: Murawski, P. Benet's Artefacts of England and the United Kingdom, Ely, 2003 items V17-0102/3/4. Good very fine condition. Provenance: found Suffolk, England.