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GAMING PIECE
Unique ID: NLM-B3D4A3
Object type certainty: Probably
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Lead probable playing piece. Cast concavo-convex hollow conical object; patinated. This may be a playing piece for a board game such as Tafl, and was presented along with a further two hollow and one solid lead objects of the same form. Suggested date: early Medieval, 850-1000.
Diameter: 14.1mm, Height: 11.2mm, Thickness (wall): 2.5mm, Weight: 7.54gms
Class: Hnafetafl
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Ascribed Culture:
Anglo-Scandinavian style
Date from: Circa AD 850
Date to: Circa AD 1000
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Height: 11.2 mm
Thickness: 2.5 mm
Weight: 7.54 g
Diameter: 14.1 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 10th April 2017
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM35969
Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: West Lindsey (District)
To be known as: near Gainsborough
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
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