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GAMING PIECE
Unique ID: CORN-5C14EE
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Cast lead gaming piece, rectangular in profile and circular in section, with four protruding peaks at the slightly tapered apex of the piece which look more like a gaming piece rather than a broken suspension loop for a weight. The base of the piece is flat so that it is free-standing. It weighs 46.75 g which equates to 1.65 ounces avoirdupois, so it seems it is does not relate to a particular weight and was therefore probably not used for this purpose.
Biggs & Withers (2000) illustrate a similar square pyramid lead weight with four protruding peaks at the apex, which they suggest may be a gaming piece, on page 33, no.84, which is dated from the Medieval period.
Egan (2010) illustrates a similar but lighter pyramidal weight on page 321, fig.239, no.1033, which is dated from c.1200 - 1230.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Middle
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1200
Date to: Circa AD 1500
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 39 mm
Height: 39 mm
Width: 18 mm
Thickness: 16 mm
Weight: 46.75 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 18th April 2016 - Monday 18th April 2016
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Lead
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Cornwall (Unitary Authority)
District: Cornwall (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Sancreed (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SW4030
Four figure Latitude: 50.11302066
Four figure longitude: -5.63808901
1:25K map: SW4030
1:10K map: SW40NW
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biggs, N. and Withers, P. | 2000 | Lead Weights: The David Rogers Collection | Powys | White House Publications | 33 | no.84 | |
| Egan, G. | 1998 | The Medieval Household: Daily Living c.1150-c.1450 (Medieval Finds from Excavations in London) | London | The Stationery Office | 321, fig.239 | no.1033 |
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