Game-Piece
Game-Piece
Object name: Game-Piece
Date: 1150-1200
Dimensions:
19 x 68 mm
Medium: Ivory
Where depicted:Cologne
Object number: C09925
DescriptionBackgammon gaming-piece, decorated with a man wrestling a beast, possibly Samson and the Lion. Two holes drilled for suspension at a later date. The border decoration matches a set made in Cologne c. 1150. Made of walrus ivory.