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Set of game pieces: ANE.86.2005

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Current Location: In storage

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Description

Set of six roughly cut stones with smooth ground bases (1 large, 5 small). Lack of regularity in form and size suggests that these objects were probably used as game pieces rather than as weights

Acquisition and important dates

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

Components of the work

Small Game Piece Height 3.2 cm
Large Game Piece Height 4.4 cm

Materials used in production

Ferruginous sandstone

Identification numbers

Accession number: ANE.86.2005
Primary reference Number: 156486
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 4 September 2015 Last processed: Tuesday 13 June 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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