Object types
mirror (all objects)
Materials
bronze (scope note | all objects)
Techniques
engraved (scope note | all objects)
Production place
Made in Italy (all objects)
Place (findspot)
Excavated/Findspot Palestrina (said to be from) (all objects)
Date
3rdC BC-2ndC BC
Description
Bronze mirror with an engraved design showing a youth and a girl playing a board-game, `duodecim scripta' (twelve lines), a kind of backgammon.
Inscriptions
Inscription Type: inscription
Dimensions
Length: 8 inches
Diameter: 4 inches
Subject
sport/pastime (scope note | all objects)
Acquisition date
1898
Acquisition name
Purchased from Tyszkiewicz (sale) (all objects)
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