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Bone playing piece

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From Freswick, Caithness

Postcard of Bone playing piece.
000-100-043-887-C
© National Museums Scotland

Bone playing piece

This bone playing piece was found at Freswick in Caithness. It was used sometime after 1000.

The disc-shaped playing piece was made from cetacean bone, bone from a sea mammal such as a whale or a dolphin. It has concentric rings, presumably carved as the disc was turned, and ring-and-dot decoration.

An important late Norse farm existed at Freswick Bay. It is mentioned in Norse sagas, and a series of buildings have been excavated, most dating between the 11th and 13th century.


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Online ID: 000-100-043-887-C
Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
Project: 0098: National Museums Scotland
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Ref: National Museums Scotland  X.IL 666
Date: After 1000
Material: Bone, cetacean
Dimensions: 1.88" D; 0.25" thick
What: Playing piece
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Where: Scotland, Caithness, Freswick Links
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Description: Decorated draughtsman-like piece of cetacean bone from Freswick
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