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Viking lead gaming piece, from Torksey

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An image of Gaming piece. Solid sub-circular based lead gaming piece. Three projections on the top. Find Spot: Torksey, Lincolnshire. Viking. 800-999.

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Gaming piece. Solid sub-circular based lead gaming piece. Three projections on the top. Find Spot: Torksey, Lincolnshire. Viking. 800-999.

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  • Accession Number: CM.574-2010
  • Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
  • Aperture: f/19.0
  • Focal length: 120
  • Camera: Hasselblad H3DII-31
  • Photographer name: Michael Jones
  • Image height: 1024 pixels
  • Image width: 945 pixels
  • Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.4 (Windows)
  • Filesize: 476.06kB
  • Exposure time: 1/125
  • ISO Speed: 100
  • Fnumber: 19/1
  • Captured: 2017:11:15 14:22:54

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10th Century 9th Century AD Early Medieval Fitz_CM games gaming pieces lead Medieval Torksey Viking

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