Record ID: WILT-713199
Object type: GAMING PIECE
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Published
A glass Roman gaming counter dating to the period c. AD 43 - 410. The counter is oval in shape and convex. The reverse is slightly dished. The counter is a very dark opaque blue/black and features a central inset spot of red glass surrounded by three irregularly sized spots of white glass on the upper face. The underside of the gaming counter features a number of air holes from the manufacture process. Cf. HESH-5792F7 for a similar example on the database. Cf. Crummy, N, 1983, Colchester Archaeological Report 2, p. 92 - 93, fig. 95.
Created on: Tuesday 9th December 2014
Last updated: Thursday 29th December 2022
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