Gaming Piece (astragalos)
Gaming Piece (astragalos)
Gaming Piece (astragalos)
Gaming Piece (astragalos)
Gaming Piece (astragalos)
Gaming Piece (astragalos)

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Gaming Piece (astragalos),

2nd century–6th century CE

Roman to Early Byzantine
2004-122

Information

Title
Gaming Piece (astragalos)
Dates

2nd century–6th century CE

Medium
Bone
Dimensions
1.7 × 2.9 × 1.3 cm, 6.2g (11/16 × 1 1/8 × 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of the Committee for the Excavation of Antioch to Princeton University
Object Number
2004-122
Place Excavated

Turkey

Culture
Roman (style or period)
Period
Roman (style or period), Byzantine
Type
gaming counters, bone, carving

Discovered in Antioch (18-O/P) in 1936 by the Committee for the Excavation of Antioch; given to the University by the Committee, probably by 1941.

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