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Game board: ANE.70.2005

Object information

Current Location: In storage

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Description

Stone game board with 14 drilled holes for counters. Central area decorated with deeply inscribed grid pattern of 8 squares, each with single diagonal division (creating a total of sixteen triangles). Reverse shows a secondary lighlty and irregularily inscribed grid containing 16 cells.

Measurements and weight

Height: 0.075 m
Thickness: 0.07 m
Width: 0.045 m

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (2005) by Groos, Gordon, Mr. and Mrs.

Materials used in production

Stone

Identification numbers

Accession number: ANE.70.2005
Primary reference Number: 156469
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 11 January 2023 Last processed: Tuesday 13 June 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Antiquities

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