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Games Piece

Artist/Maker
Unknown

This tessera in ivory is carved in low relief with a sphinx. These tessera are usually considered to have been admission tickets to the theatre or public games, but this was probably a gaming piece.


Object details

Categories
Reliefs
Games
Object type
Games piece
Materials and techniques
Ivory
Brief description
Game piece, ivory. Greco-Roman.
Physical description
Ivory tessera carved in low relief with a sphinx.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 3cm
Style
Greco-Roman
Subject depicted
Sphinx
Summary
This tessera in ivory is carved in low relief with a sphinx. These tessera are usually considered to have been admission tickets to the theatre or public games, but this was probably a gaming piece.
Bibliographic reference
Longhurst, Margaret H. Catalogue of Carvings in Ivory. London: Published under the Authority of the Board of Education, 1929. Part II. p. 130.
Collection
Sculpture Collection
Accession number
A.77-1927

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O313122/games-piece-unknown/
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