File:Early medieval lead gaming piece (FindID 966075).jpg
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[edit]Early medieval lead gaming piece | |||
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Durham County Council, Elizabeth Foulds, 2021-01-06 15:33:48 |
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Early medieval lead gaming piece |
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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: Height: 27.16 mm |
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Depicted place | (County of findspot) North Yorkshire | ||
Date | between 850 and 1100 | ||
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FindIdentifier: 966075 |
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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 location | 53° 58′ 24.6″ N, 1° 35′ 20.22″ W ![]() | View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMap | ![]() |
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Horizontal resolution | 300 dpi |
Vertical resolution | 300 dpi |
Software used | GIMP 2.10.22 |
File change date and time | 15:32, 6 January 2021 |
Exif version | 2.1 |
Date and time of digitizing | 20:31, 30 November 2016 |
Supported Flashpix version | 1 |
Color space | sRGB |
Unique ID of original document | xmp.did:7696f3e2-1159-d149-a975-171ecf361dcc |
Date metadata was last modified | 20:12, 23 January 2017 |