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GAMING PIECE

Unique ID: ESS-DC9C91

Object type certainty: Possibly
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Later Early Medieval copper alloy possible gaming piece c.11th century. The item is circulr in plan and the face features raised moulded relief decoration in the form of a bird enclosed within a beaded border. The back is plain and undecorated.

Jane Kershaw has noted that the style of the piece may have some Scandinavian influences, highligthing the "tightly scrolled end...and clustered form" as possible examples of Ringerike style. She also notes that the heavy beaded border is an Anglo-Saxon trait, and suggests that the item could have been locally produced though influenced by contemporary Scandinavian art and styles (Kershaw, pers comm. 2017)

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Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Period to: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Ascribed Culture: Anglo-Scandinavian style
Date from: Circa AD 1000
Date to: Circa AD 1050

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Quantity: 1

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Completeness: Complete

Spatial metadata

Region: Eastern (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Essex (County)
District: Braintree (District)
To be known as: Kelvedon

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Recording Institution: ESS
Created: 7 years ago
Updated: 5 years ago

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