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Description: | Complete cast lead alloy Early Medieval probable gaming piece or possible weight. The item is semi-spherical with a flat base and four knops or nipples arranged in a square protruding from the top. Two of the four knops (opposed diagonally) are larger than the other two.Gaming pieces of this type are Viking or Anglo-Scandinavian in culture and this item is therefore dated AD. c.800-1000.NB: A second weight/gaming piece of Early Medieval (Anglo-Scandinavian/Viking) date was found nearby by the same finder.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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