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Dice

mid 19th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Oblong dice of ivory with spots representing numbers carved and stained on each side.
Consists of two large cuboid parts and two small.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 4 parts.

  • Die
  • Die
  • Die
  • Die
Materials and techniques
Ivory, carved and stained
Brief description
Oblong dice, ivory, North India, C19
Physical description
Oblong dice of ivory with spots representing numbers carved and stained on each side.
Consists of two large cuboid parts and two small.
Dimensions
  • 08237 1 height: 81mm
  • 08237 1 width: 18mm
  • 08237 1 depth: 18mm
  • 08237 2 height: 81mm
  • 08237 2 width: 19mm
  • 08237 2 depth: 18mm
Object history
Transferred from the India Museum 1879
Bibliographic reference
The Indian Heritage p. 160, cat. no. 540 .
Collection
Accession number
08237:1 to 4/(IS)

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Record createdJuly 30, 2003
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