Lead, 17.03 grams; 13.49 mm. Circa 8th-10th Century A.D. A Viking lead gaming piece in the shape of a tall hemisphere, used as a ‘warrior’ or pawn in the board-game hnefatafl. Reference: Pollington, S. Mead Hall – Feasting in Anglo-Saxon England, Hockwold-cum-Wilton, 2003, p.136, 220. Ex K Derby collection. Very fine condition.