Die

Object/Artifact

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Trimontium Museum

Image © National Museums Scotland

Image © National Museums Scotland

Name/Title

Die

Entry/Object ID

X.FRA 1043

Description

Roman bone die from the Roman site at Newstead (Trimontium), Roxburghshire, 80 - 180 AD

Use

Used in playing games.

Context

The Romans of all classes loved playing games, and often tied game playing into their festivals and everyday aspects of life.

Collection

National Museums Scotland

Category

Die, Gaming
Leisure

Acquisition

Accession

X.FRA 1043

Made/Created

Time Period

1st - 2nd century

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Continent

Europe

Culture/Tribe

Roman

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term

Die

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Piece, Game

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Component, Game

Nomenclature Class

Game Equipment

Nomenclature Category

Category 09: Recreational Objects

Getty AAT

Concept

dice

Material

Bone

Color

Brown, Tan

Provenance

Provenance Detail

1905 - 1911 Excavations

Acquisition Method

Found

Notes

James Curle