Game counter with carved relief of a circus
Game counter with carved relief of a circus

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Game counter with carved relief of a circus,

1st century CE

Roman
1996-178

Information

Title
Game counter with carved relief of a circus
Dates

1st century CE

Medium
Bone
Dimensions
d. 0.2 cm, diam. 4.2 cm (1/16 x 1 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
Museum Purchase, gift of Steve L. Rubinger
Object Number
1996-178
Inscription
Incised on reverse: X V I
Period
Roman (style or period)
Type
sculpture, gaming counters, reliefs
Materials
bone
Subject
triumphal arches, obelisks, circuses (Roman arenas)

Purchased from Arte Primitivo, NYC, in 1996.

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