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GAMING PIECE
Unique ID: BERK-8C91C3
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A possible Early Medieval lead gaming piece dating to c. 800 - 1100 AD. The object is circular in plan and domed with a flat base which has been hollowed. Inside the hollow dome there is a small indentation which could possibly be where the object was attached to another object. The gaming piece is possibly an Anglo-Scandinavian gaming piece and similar objects have been recorded on the PAS database, including NLM-C71CDE, NLM-B3DF94, NLM-B3D4A3, DUR-5F614C, LEIC-1B5446.
The object is 16.3mm in height, 23.7mm in width, 18.4mm in thickness, and weighs 22.21g.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Ascribed Culture:
Anglo-Scandinavian style
Date from: Circa AD 800
Date to: Circa AD 1100
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.3 g
Diameter: 18.9 mm
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: 0033
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Hampshire (County)
District: Basingstoke and Deane (District)
Parish or ward: Rooksdown (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SU6053
Four figure Latitude: 51.27299896
Four figure longitude: -1.14127367
1:25K map: SU6053
1:10K map: SU65SW
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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