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Description: | A lead alloy possible gaming piece of probable early-medieval date. The object is circular in plan and is conical. Six ribs run down the outer face of the object from the top to the base. The object is hollow inside and undecorated. It has a mid-brown patina and is in fair condition.Similar conical lead objects with hollow back faces and moulded decoration are noted from Suffolk and Cambridgeshire (SF-C01997), (SF-50B784), (SF-735931), (SF-6F5256), (SF-6F7361). They are interpreted as possible Viking gaming pieces or small weights and indicate a probable date range in the 9th-11th centuries AD for the current example.Dimensions: 20mm in diameter, 25mm in height, 22.0g
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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