Viking gaming piece

Photo: The Portable Antiquities Scheme CC By SA2.0

Object type: Ampulla

Period: Anglo-Saxon

Primary material: Bronze

Date found: 30/06/2022

Location: Bassetlaw, Nottinghamshire

Description

A lead object, dating to c. AD 800 – 1000, thought to be a gaming piece used in the Viking board game of hnefatafl. An alternative use is would be as a weight. However, it is thought that solid pieces were more likely to be weights and that gaming pieces were hollow to allow them to be stacked.

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