KEYS, LOCKING MECHANISMS AND PADLOCKS FROM THE OLD COLLECTIONS OF THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF BANAT, FROM POJEJENA AND TIBISCUM

Abstract

The artefacts discussed in this article are related to keeping the privacy or security of properties and goods (keys, locking mechanisms, storage furniture, padlocks, handcuffs, some types of chains etc.). This category includes 21 artefacts (11 keys, nine bolts and one padlock) that come from the old collections of the National Museum of Banat (16 artefacts), auxiliary fort and vicus militaris from Pojejena (four artefacts) and vicus militaris from Tibiscum-Jupa (one artefact). The objectives of this study are to analyse the artefacts from a functional and typological point of view. Furthermore, the examination and study of use-wear marks may provide insights and information about how these artefacts were used.

Keywords

• keys
• padlock
• locking systems
• small finds
• roman dacia