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GAMING PIECE

Unique ID: HAMP-30B569

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

An early-Modern (c. 1800 - 1950) blue-glazed ceramic cube, a gaming piece for playing 'fivestones', 'knucklebones', 'alloy gobs' or 'alley cubes', a Victorian game similar to jacks. Two opposing faces are flat with a thick blue glaze. The remaining faces are white speckled with blue and decorated each with two deep parallel equidistant grooves.
The object measures 16.1mm in height, 17.1mm in width, 17.0mm in thickness and weighs 8.05g.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MODERN
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: MODERN
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: MODERN
Date from: Circa AD 1800
Date to: Circa AD 1950

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 16.1 mm
Width: 17.1 mm
Thickness: 17 mm
Weight: 8.05 g

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: Hampshire Cultural Trust Object Entry Form WINCM 741

Materials and construction

Primary material: Ceramic
Completeness: Complete

Spatial metadata

Region: London (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Greater London Authority (Greater London Authority)
District: Kensington and Chelsea (London Borough)
Parish or ward: Royal Hospital (London Borough Ward)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: TQ2877
Four figure Latitude: 51.47748644
Four figure longitude: -0.15824065
1:25K map: TQ2877
1:10K map: TQ27NE
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Other chance find
General landuse: Coastland
Specific landuse: Inter-tidal

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Recording Institution: HAMP
Created: 5 years ago
Updated: 5 years ago

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