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Description: | This is a small worn pebble that may have been used as a possible gaming counter diameter 13mm, thickness 5mm, weight 1.33g. Roughly circular in plan with rounded smooth sides.Similar examples made out of glass 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 on 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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