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Actions Displays	Details Remove from selection Add to selection Object number COLEM:1935.263 Institution name Colchester Collections Object name counter, gaming counter Description This is a Roman bone gaming counter. Counters were made from a variety of materials such as glass, bone and ceramic. They would have been used to play games on boards or possibly on make-shift boards drawn on the ground or on walls of buildings. The counter is decorated with concentric rings, possibly produced through turning on a lathe. Production period Roman Material bone Dimensions diameter: 21.00 mm Location In Store Tags Comments Add tag(s) Add comment

Object number

COLEM:1935.263
Institution name

Colchester Collections
Object name

counter, gaming counter
Description

This is a Roman bone gaming counter. Counters were made from a variety of materials such as glass, bone and ceramic. They would have been used to play games on boards or possibly on make-shift boards drawn on the ground or on walls of buildings. The counter is decorated with concentric rings, possibly produced through turning on a lathe.
Production period

Roman
Material

bone
Dimensions
Location

In Store

Details