|
Date: |
|
Description: | A complete cast copper alloy die of Roman to Post-medieval date. The die is cuboid in shape with six sides each bearing drilled circular indentations to represent the numbers. The "spots" have been drilled in the conventional manner where each opposing side adds up to seven - six is opposite one, four is opposite three and five is opposite two.The metal has a mid brownish-green patina and is worn. The die is 11.6mm square and weighs 10.3g.Die such as this were commonly used for gaming and the standard six-sided arrangement has been employed since the Roman period. Due to a lack of contextual evidence it is not possible to securely date this object and it may date from the Roman to Post-medieval periods.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
|
More Like this...
-
DIE
A complete Roman cast lead…
-
DIE
A complete Roman cast lead…
-
DIE
A complete possible post-Medieval cast…
-
DIE
Copper alloy die. Cast cuboid…
-
DIE
A six-sided die is cuboid…
-
DIE
A complete copper alloy die,…
-
DIE
A lead alloy die possibly…
-
DIE
A copper alloy die of…
-
DIE
Possibly Roman, probably post Medieval,…
-
DIE
A cast, copper alloy die…
|