Lead, 10.04 grams; 12.98 mm. Circa 8th-10th century AD. A Viking lead gaming piece in the shape of a truncated cone, 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.