Record ID: NLM-84D5E1
Object type: GAMING PIECE
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead gaming piece. Lead cast conical Viking gaming piece. Suggested date: Early Medieval, 900-1000 Height: 13.5mm, Diameter: 15.7mm, Weight: 11.79gms
Created on: Tuesday 12th December 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 12th December 2023
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: NLM-9C6433
Object type: GAMING PIECE
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy possible game piece; the source record alludes to rust on the base, which might rather suggest a mount detached froma ?scabbard or horse gear?. Ae Viking gaming piece, incised lines, traces of Fe corrosion on bottom. Suggested date: Early Medieval, 900-1100 Height: 9.9mm, Diameter: 17.3mm, Weight: 11.68gms
Created on: Friday 1st December 2023
Last updated: Friday 1st December 2023
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: NLM-82E21D
Object type: GAMING PIECE
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead game piece. Cast conical or plano-convex object with flat base, patinated. Dave Haldenby kindly suggests this to be a Viking-Age playing piece for a board game such as Hnafetafl or Tafl. The concentric lines on the flat to concave base might hint at construction of the object by two stages of casting. There are three small pits or dimples near the apex of the conical form, which give the odd impression of a 'smiley' face to the modern observer [inverted in accompanying image]. Tafl required the king to be distinguished from plainer pieces. This object is also of a da…
Created on: Wednesday 6th September 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 6th September 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'near Pocklington', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NLM-1115DA
Object type: GAMING PIECE
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead gaming piece. Lead cast hemispherical object. Suggested date: Early Medieval, 850-1000 Diameter: 17.3mm, Thickness: 13.2mm, Weight: 17gms
Created on: Wednesday 26th July 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 26th July 2023
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: NLM-10F2F2
Object type: GAMING PIECE
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead possible gaming piece. Lead cast hemispherical object with raised moulded crossing lines. Suggested date: Early Medieval, 850-1000 Length: 17.1mm, Width: 19.4mm, Thickness: 9.8mm, Weight: 9.02gms
Created on: Wednesday 26th July 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 26th July 2023
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: NLM-861507
Object type: GAMING PIECE
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: North East Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead probable game piece. Cast conical or plano-convex object with a moulded concentric ring and grooves on its convex side; patinated. The finder kindly suggests a function as a weight, though the correspondence of its value with suspected systems of early medieval measurement is only approximate. A similar date may, however, obtain. The moulding may distinguish this piece from others, perhaps to indicate the king from a Hnafetafl set; it may derive from an onion shape used for glass playing pieces, as excavated from graves at Birka. Suggested date: Early Medieval, 850-…
Created on: Tuesday 13th December 2022
Last updated: Tuesday 13th December 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Laceby', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NLM-1FC4BE
Object type: GAMING PIECE
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Brown lead possible gaming piece. Conical lead object. Suggested date: possibly Early Medieval, 850-1000 Height: 25.7mm, Width/Thickness/Diameter: 19.2mm, Weight: 37.77gms 
Created on: Friday 2nd September 2022
Last updated: Friday 2nd September 2022
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: NLM-1F2E17
Object type: GAMING PIECE
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead, grey, possible game piece. Conical lead object, hollow with vertical linear pattern. Suggested date: possibly Early Medieval, 850-1000 Height: 21mm, Width/Diameter: 20.7mm, Thickness: 2.3mm, Weight: 16.43gms
Created on: Friday 2nd September 2022
Last updated: Friday 2nd September 2022
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: NLM-DD718C
Object type: GAMING PIECE
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead possible playing piece. A conical object with faint traces of longitudinal ribs on its side, a chamfered or rounded top with a central dimple, and with a small [length 4.5mm] off-centre hole in its base, patinated. The finder kindly suggests a function as a weight, but the mass does not suggest respect for any particular system of measurement. A basal hole might hold a wooden pin for use in a holed playing board while the top may exhibit a worn castellated form. Suggested date: Early Medieval, 850-1000 Diameter: 15.3mm, Height: 15.1mm, Weight: 22.39gms
Created on: Tuesday 1st March 2022
Last updated: Tuesday 1st March 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'near Market Rasen', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NLM-E33865
Object type: GAMING PIECE
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead playing piece, as kindly identified by the finder. Cast hollow concavo-convex conical object, slightly dented on one side, patinated. The form allies this to pieces thought to have been used for the board game Hnafetafl, popular in the Viking camps of eastern England. Suggested date: Early Medieval, 850-950 Diameter: 8.6mm, Height: 14.5mm, Thickness (wall): 1.8mm, Weight: 10.04gms
Created on: Tuesday 31st August 2021
Last updated: Wednesday 1st September 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Bainton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NLM-749481
Object type: GAMING PIECE
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead possible game piece. Small cast plano-convex domed object with a basal hole or socket which passes through the object as a tapered aperture, possibly drilled; this may be for an inserted object like a peg. Wooden boards for games were sometime holed to receive pegged pieces. They were used for games like hnafetafl, much favoured in the Viking camps recorded across eastern England. The hole may alternatively be an addition to enable use as a fishing line weight. Suggested date: Early Medieval, 850-950 Diameter: 15.4mm, Height: 12.9mm, Weight: 11.42gms
Created on: Thursday 26th August 2021
Last updated: Thursday 26th August 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Bainton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WAW-6F077B
Object type: GAMING PIECE
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete lead possible gaming piece dating to the Early Medieval period (c. AD 800-1000). The object is conical in shape with raised lines defining the quarters and meeting at the apex. The object is otherwise undecorated and has a mottled white to grey patina. A similar object recorded on the PAS database and also recorded as a possible Early Medieval gaming piece or weight is SWYOR-EEEFB3. The overall dimensions are as follows: 24.94mm in diameter, 12.76mm in thickness and 27.00g in weight.
Created on: Monday 26th October 2020
Last updated: Thursday 19th August 2021
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: PUBLIC-B30829
Object type: GAMING PIECE
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast lead object, possibly an early medieval, Viking gaming piece. Description: The object is sub-circular in shape with a domed top and concave base. The domed top has an integrally-moulded motif resembling a starburst with irregular "rays" spreading from the apex to the edges of the base. The object shows signs of being open cast in a one piece mould. Measurements: Diameter 22.11mm: Height 9.38mm: Weight 15.01g. Discussion: Kevin Leahy comments "While this object resembles some of the 'gaming pieces' found on Viking sites its form is atypical and, although supporte…
Created on: Saturday 17th October 2020
Last updated: Tuesday 20th October 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Skidbrooke', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-DB9106
Object type: GAMING PIECE
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast lead possible gaming piece, probably of Early Medieval date, about AD 800 - 1000. It is in the form of a hollow cone, tapering to a sharp point at the apex. The base is almost square. There is no decoration. The piece has a grey-brown patina. Another possible identification is a weight, but it does not match any common weight systems. It is 20.2mm high and 20.3mm in diameter at the base. It weighs 16.5g. A number of similar pieces are recorded on the database: see for example records SWYOR-86BAD5, NLM-948453, GLO-A048E2 and NLM-B35042. LIN-6BFDEB suggests that similar item…
Created on: Thursday 2nd July 2020
Last updated: Monday 31st August 2020
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: PUBLIC-67DBE3
Object type: GAMING PIECE
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Early medieval lead gaming piece. In the form of a solid cone with a flat base and four small rounded protrusions symmetrically disposed about halfway up the sides. It has a well developed creamy-white patina. The maximum diameter is 17.6mm at the base, and it stands 16.0mm high at the apex. It weighs 17.2g.
Created on: Thursday 21st May 2020
Last updated: Monday 8th March 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Ravenstone', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PUBLIC-B5E51B
Object type: GAMING PIECE
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead probable gaming piece 5. In the form of a solid round shallow dome 13.2mm high, with a diameter of 20.1mm, and weighs 27.9g. It is irregularly concave on the underside, probably caused by shrinkage during casting. The object has a white patina and, apart from an incised line on the top, which may be post-depositional, is undecorated. Probably of early medieval date. Four other probable gaming pieces were found close by.
Created on: Sunday 12th January 2020
Last updated: Monday 8th March 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cadeby', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PUBLIC-A105B9
Object type: GAMING PIECE
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead possible gaming piece. In the form of a solid round shallow dome 13.2mm high, with a diameter of 20.1mm, and weighs 27.9g. It has a concavity on one side just below the apex, which has seven cut marks radiating from it, possibly where something was inset and subsequently removed? The underside has a small central perforation 2.7mm diameter which is 3.5mm deep and appears too regular to be caused by shrinkage during casting. The object has a grey/white patina and has several scratches and dents, which may be post-depositional. Probably of early medieval date.
Created on: Saturday 11th January 2020
Last updated: Monday 8th March 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cadeby', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PUBLIC-235896
Object type: GAMING PIECE
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead probable gaming piece 4. In the form of a solid round shallow dome 12.9mm high, with a diameter of 25.0mm, and weighs 45.0g. It has a small dimple on the underside in the centre, probably caused by shrinkage during casting. The object has a white patina and is undecorated. Probably of early medieval date. Four other probable gaming pieces were found close by.
Created on: Sunday 5th January 2020
Last updated: Monday 8th March 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cadeby', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PUBLIC-E714D2
Object type: GAMING PIECE
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead probable gaming piece 3. In the form of a solid round shallow dome with a slightly concave base, 14.3mm high, with a diameter of from 30.0 to 31.7mm, and weighs 55.4g. It is a patchy grey/white colour, and although the surface appears to have been abraded by movement within the ploughsoil, it doesn't seem to be decorated. Probably of early medieval date. Four other probable gaming pieces were found close by.
Created on: Thursday 2nd January 2020
Last updated: Monday 8th March 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cadeby', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PUBLIC-E71306
Object type: GAMING PIECE
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead probable gaming piece 2. In the form of a solid sub-circular shallow irregular dome with an offset apex and a flat base, 13.7mm high, with a diameter of from 22.4 to 25.5mm, and weighs 34.0g. Is cream/white in colour with some brown staining. Probably of early medieval date. Four other probable gaming pieces were found close by.
Created on: Thursday 2nd January 2020
Last updated: Monday 8th March 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cadeby', grid reference and parish protected.