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Viking (Ascribed culture)
A cross-shaped base lead gaming piece. Four points of cross taper to a point giving the piece four ridges. Slightly mis-formed or bent.
Method of acquisition: Bought (2010-07-12) by Slack, Paul
Early Medieval
800
-
999
Object
composed of
lead
Weight 5.35 g
Whole Object
Height 14.9 mm
Length 12.3 mm
Width 11.4 mm
Accession number: CM.641-2010
Primary reference Number: 183953
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Coins and Medals
This record can be cited in the Harvard Bibliographic style using the text below:
The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Gaming piece" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/183953 Accessed: 2024-12-27 03:15:26
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University of Cambridge}}
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