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Medieval die
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West Yorkshire Archaeology Advisory Service, Amy Downes, 2011-04-21 12:11:58
Title
Medieval die
Description
English: A cast, copper alloy die of uncertain date, but probably late medieval, or early post-medieval, dating from 1300-1550, though dice have been used from at least Roman times up to the present day with little change in design. The numbers are, as is usual, represented by punched or drilled dots. Most unusually, this die does not carry the standard range of numbers (one to six), but numbers three to eight; numbers one and two being absent. Opposite faces do not add up to the same number, being 3 and 5, 4 and 7, and 6 and 8 respectively. The die is cubical, being 11.2mm on each side. It weighs 10.73gm. It is not known what game such a die is used for, but modern examples are still available.
Depicted place (County of findspot) North Yorkshire
Date between 1300 and 1550
date QS:P571,+1500-00-00T00:00:00Z/6,P1319,+1300-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1550-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
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FindID: 439374
Old ref: SWYOR-D92906
Filename: PAS_1392_dice.jpg
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) is a voluntary programme run by the United Kingdom government to record the increasing numbers of small finds of archaeological interest found by members of the public. The scheme started in 1997 and now covers most of England and Wales. Finds are published at https://finds.org.uk
Source https://finds.org.uk/database/ajax/download/id/325362
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/325362/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/439374
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Object location53° 42′ 49.68″ N, 1° 09′ 28.48″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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