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Description: | A Post-Medieval (perhaps 1600-1700) cast lead die, oblong in shape (rather than a cube, suggesting it is probably home-made) and measuring 10.73x8.71x8.98mm, and weighing 7.88g. It has some wear.The faces are impressed with c.2.5mm diameter annuli. The rectangular faces are 1, 5, 2, 6, the two square ends are 4 and 3 (or possibly 2 again).Two opposite faces (the square faces) add up to seven, although the others do not. Opposing faces adding to seven becomes common during the Medieval and especially Post-Medieval period (Egan, G; 1997; Finds Research Group Datasheet 23, p.1; Oxford)Of the three annuli on the square face, one end one of these is so worn as to possibly not have been there, or has possibly been lost through wear (it is very close to the corner). It is also more lightly impressed than the others. However, there is another even lighter-pressed shadow of an annulet between and to the side of the other two, perhaps added when the third became worn. Of course, the die may have been intended to have two sides featuring a two, as an aid to trickery during gaming.The die layout conforms with Potter's variant 15 (from Potter, EC; 1992; 'On Being Interested in the Extreme'; Australia). Variant 16 is expecially common in the Post-Medieval period, although interestingly dice from the Winchester area do not conform to this pattern (Egan, ibid. p.4).This object was found in close proximity to HAMP-2227B8.
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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