Gaming counter

Ceramic

Trimontium Museum

Name/Title

Gaming counter

Entry/Object ID

TT0107

Description

Samian fragment carved into gaming piece.

Use

Used to play board games for entertainment

Context

Found at Trimontium

Collection

Trimontium Trust

Acquisition

Accession

TT0107

Source (if not Accessioned)

Walter Elliot

Notes

11/18/97

Made/Created

Time Period

1st - 2nd century

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Continent

Europe

Culture/Tribe

Romano British

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Piece, Game

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Pottery

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Component, Game

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Factory

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Industrial Structures

Nomenclature Class

Game Equipment

Nomenclature Class

Structures

Nomenclature Category

Category 09: Recreational Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 01: Built Environment Objects

Getty AAT

Concept

gameboards (board game elements), Samian ware

Dimensions

Height

6 mm

Diameter

22 mm

Material

Ceramic

Color

Red, Gray

Condition

Overall Condition

Good