Rights Holder: West Yorkshire Archaeology Advisory Service
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Unique ID: SWYOR-12AB31
Object type certainty: Certain
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A complete cast lead gaming piece of probable Early-medieval date (AD 650-1000). The object is composed of a flat disk with a regular circular punched decoration. The decoration consists of punched sub-circular pattern, the underside is undecorated, the upper side has a single central punched circle. The majority of the decoration runs circumferentially around the sides of the disk and consist of a regular repeated punched circular pattern.
The metal is a dark cream to light brown in colour.
Similar examples can be seen on the Portable Antiquities database: DUR-368B05, DUR-212354, YORYM-B4D1A3, SWYOR-45BD61.
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Middle
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 650
Date to: Circa AD 1000
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 7.83 mm
Weight: 8.29 g
Diameter: 13.09 mm
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Other reference: PAS 2094
Primary material: Lead
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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