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GAMING PIECE
Unique ID: HAMP-AF3477
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A corroded cast lead object: possibly a gaming piece of medieval date, possibly a weight. It is broadly rectangular in plan, with a main section of rectangular form; at the base a skirt has formed, perhaps an overspill of the moulding, of varying width around the base. On the upper surface there are prominent projections in each corner, and one in the centre. Those at the corners are joined to those at the centre by a moulded ridges arranged in a saltire cross. The central projection is even higher than those at the corners and has been bent over slightly. Gaming pieces are illustrated in Mills (2001, 87), although the attribution is tentative.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 900
Date to: Circa AD 1300
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 19.65 mm
Width: 17.9 mm
Thickness: 13.3 mm
Weight: 20.38 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 1st January 2000 - Sunday 31st December 2000
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: E2892
Materials and construction
Primary material: Lead
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Hampshire (County)
District: Winchester (District)
Parish or ward: Chilcomb (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SU5029
Four figure Latitude: 51.058171
Four figure longitude: -1.287942
1:25K map: SU5029
1:10K map: SU52NW
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mills, N. and Payne, G. | 2001 | Saxon and Viking Artefacts | Witham | Greenlight Publishing | 87 |
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