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Description: | Moulded glass gaming counter diameter 20mm, thickness 6.5mm, weight 3.38g. Elongated oval with a flattened rim in cross section. The counter is a cloudy white colour. Similar examples have been excavated from a grave in Stanway, Colchester. In the grave was discovered a board game which had been laid out with twenty four counters, twelve white glass counters on one side and twelve blue glass counters on the other. These counters were arranged in a line with one piece moved forward no both sides, probably capitulating first stages of play, see Crummy 1997 for further details. Crummy, P, 1997, City of Victory: Story of Colchester - Britain's First Roman Town, Colchester Archaeological Trust.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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