Ball

Object/Artifact

Trimontium Museum

Name/Title

Ball

Entry/Object ID

L.2021.47

Description

Stone ball or gaming piece

Use

Used as a gaming piece

Context

From Edgerston, Roxburghshire

Collection

National Museums Scotland

Acquisition

Accession

X.HH 653

Source (if not Accessioned)

National Museums of Scotland

Notes

Loan

Made/Created

Time Period

1st - 2nd century

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Continent

Europe

Culture/Tribe

Romano British

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Ball, Toy

Nomenclature Class

Toys

Nomenclature Category

Category 09: Recreational Objects

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Previous Accession Number

Other Number

1962.534

Material

Stone

Color

Gray

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Exhibition

Permanent Exhibition

Interpretative Labels

Label Type

Cultural/Historical Context

Label

May have been a game piece from the popular Roman leisure board game known as Terni Lapilli. Terni Lapilli, or Three Pebbles, was played with a nine-square grid, and is similar to the modern game of Tic Tac Toe.