|
Date: |
|
Description: | Asymmetric lead die. None of the faces is quite square, and each has a number of dots from one to six, marked by the use of small dots close to the edges of the faces. The dots are arranged on the faces as on modern dice, except that the 2 face has the dots parallel to one edge instead of being set diagonally. The faces are as follows (dimensions are maximums): 6, 7.3 x 6.5 mm; 5, 7.5 x 6.4 mm; 4, 6.5 x 6.5 mm; 3, 6.5 x 6.2 mm; 2, 6 x 5.5 mm; 1, 6 x 6 mm. The opposite faces do not add up to seven as on Roman, some medieval and post-medieval, and modern dice (Winchester die type A); 6 is opposite 2, 5 is opposite 4, and 3 is opposite 1. The main alternative system (Winchester die type B) for medieval and post-medieval dice is not followed either; this is used on cuboidal dice and has 6 opposite 5 on the largest faces, 3 opposite 4 on the square faces, and 1 opposite 2 on the smallest faces; the type B is thus a die loaded in favour of the highest numbers. Most dice known from excavations are made of bone, with some medieval examples made from jet and some post-medieval examples made from pottery. Medieval or earlier dice have ring-and-dot motifs marking the numbers; the use of simple dots, and the placing of the markings close to the edges of the faces, are characteristic of post-medieval dice. This one is clearly post-medieval but hand-made, and so perhaps dates to the 16th to 18th centuries. | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Geake, Helen - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
|
More Like this...
-
DIE
Asymmetric lead die. None of…
-
DIE
Asymmetric lead die. None of…
-
DIE
A six-sided die is cuboid…
-
DIE
A lead alloy die possibly…
-
DIE
A copper-alloy die. The die…
-
DIE
Cast or wrought asymmetric lead…
-
Die
Cast or wrought asymmetric lead…
-
DIE
Cast or wrought asymmetric lead…
-
DIE
A cast, copper alloy die…
-
Die
Bone die measuring 7 x…
|