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Gaming piece

Game piece of horn or possibly whalebone. Fire-damaged and fragmented. On the underside there is a round hole for attaching to a lathe. Found with the limestone pieces in the cask. May have been the piece representing the 'king'. Grave find, Klinta, Köping Parish, Öland.

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Object number: 3001474_HST

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