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DOMINO
Unique ID: LON-A1D561
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete Post Medieval bone gaming piece for the game 'dominos' or 'dominoes', probably dating to the 18th century. It is a domino of the value of 7 (3 and 4) with 7 drilled circular pits on one side, possibly for black coloured insets. The spacing of the pits is not very regular, the three being close together and the four at a slight angle. The corner of the section with 4 pits is missing, having been broken off, meaning one of the pits is no longer visible.
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. A parallel can be found on the PAS database:LANCUM-0F9CD7
Dimensions: length: 32.68 mm; width: 16.73 mm; thickness: 2.14mm; weight: 1.79g.
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: 32.68 mm
Width: 16.73 mm
Thickness: 2.14 mm
Weight: 1.79 g
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Animal skeletal material
Manufacture method: Hand made
Completeness: Incomplete
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: Castle Baynard (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: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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