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DIE
Unique ID: SUR-84E8DD
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A post Medieval die carved from bone or antler, with slightly trapezoidal faces around 5mm across and drilled spots of a little over 1mm in diameter. Circa 16th-17th century, most probably of Elizabethan or Jacobean date.
Notes:
This die is regular (ie, the opposing faces add up to 7) which suggests it post dates 1550 when the majority of dice were made in this pattern (Egan, 1997).
Recorded from details emailed by the finder.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1500
Date to: Circa AD 1700
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 5.5 mm
Width: 5 mm
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Animal skeletal material
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: London (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Greater London Authority (Greater London Authority)
District: City and County of the City of London (London Borough)
Parish or ward: Dowgate (London Borough Ward)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TQ3280
Four figure Latitude: 51.5035277
Four figure longitude: -0.09955492
1:25K map: TQ3280
1:10K map: TQ38SW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Egan, G. | 1997 | Dice | Finds Research Group 700-1700 Datasheet 23 |
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