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Early medieval lead gaming piece
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Durham County Council, Elizabeth Foulds, 2021-01-06 15:33:48
Title
Early medieval lead gaming piece
Description
English: A complete lead possible gaming piece of the Early Medieval period (AD 850-1100).

The object is a solid, almost arrow shaped object with a roughly flat, slightly concave base. It has five separate ridges running up the sides to form a blunt point at the apex; these ridges are unevenly spaced and sized.The object stands on its own but leans to one side.The object seems to have been produced rather crudely.

This possible gaming piece may have also, or alternatively, functioned as a Viking weight.

Several objects of a similar style appear on the PAS database, many from the Viking camp at Torksey in Lincolnshire. Database record SWYOR-427442 states that "Similar sized and shaped objects but made from chalk were recovered from Anglo-Scandinavian building contexts in York and have been identified as Hnefatafl pieces (Mainman and Rodgers, 2000). Hnefatafl was a game rather like chess. However, there are none made of lead. Possible gaming pieces that are made of lead are illustrated in 'Lead Weights' by Biggs and Withers (2000), but it is pointed out that similar objects have been found associated with Viking weights".

References:
Biggs, N., Withers, P., 2000. Lead Weights: The David Rogers Collection. White House Publ.
Mainman, A.J., Rogers, N.S., 2000. Craft, industry and everyday life: finds from Anglo-Scandinavian York. Council for British Archaeology

Height: 27.16 mm
Width: 16.66 mm
Weight: 23.2 g
Depicted place (County of findspot) North Yorkshire
Date between 850 and 1100
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FindIdentifier: 966075
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) is a voluntary programme run by the United Kingdom government to record the increasing numbers of small finds of archaeological interest found by members of the public. The scheme started in 1997 and now covers most of England and Wales. Finds are published at https://finds.org.uk
Source https://finds.org.uk/database/ajax/download/id/1126486
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/1126486/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/966075
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Object location53° 58′ 24.6″ N, 1° 35′ 20.22″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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