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GAMING PIECE
Unique ID: LVPL-A37F16
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
A carved bone or antler gaming piece for the game 'dominos' or 'dominoes', probably dating from the 18th century. The domino is rectangular in plan and set within a lead surround leaving only the upper face visible. It is a domino of the value 3, (1 and 2). One of the ring-and-dot settings has been drilled or carved with the hole remaining empty while the other is in filled with a black inset (possibly black ivory). The single ring-and-dot fills the majority of one half of the object with a diameter of 13.14mm. single setting is in filled with a black inset, the top of which is worn. A carved line separates the two sides of the domino, in the centre of which is an iron rivet.
The earliest domino sets are thought to date from the 13th century and originate in China. The game reached Europe by the 18th century and is thought to derive its name from the French word 'Domino' for a black and white hood worn by Christian priests in winter.
Class: Domino
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 1700
Date to: Circa AD 1800
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 24.86 mm
Width: 48.7 mm
Thickness: 7.34 mm
Weight: 35.6 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 1st January 2014
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Animal skeletal material
Secondary material: Lead Alloy
Manufacture method: Hand made
Decoration style: Geometric
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: North West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Warrington (Unitary Authority)
District: Warrington (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Winwick
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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