ROMAN. Imperial. Large Iron Lifter Key. 1st - 4th Century AD. (5.31" / 135 mm X 2.2" / 55 mm). Bent shaft terminating in two projecting wards . Birley, Andrew, "Vindolanda Vol. IV, Security: The Keys and Locks," pp. 23-36. Oxidized surfaces, otherwise well preserved.
From the Kenneth W. Dorney Collection.