Accession No
1948.826 F
Description
Bone disc with 'S' incised on back. Probably a gaming piece
Place
Europe; British Isles; England; Essex; Great Chesterford
Period
Roman
Source
Braybrooke Collection
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
1948.826 F
Cultural Affliation
Material
Bone
Local Term
Measurements
Events
Context (References)
Liversidge, Joan. (1968). Britain in the Roman Empire. London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Ltd. p. 348, Fig. 133e
Event Date 1968
Author: Imogen Gunn
Context (CMS Context)
Found 29 November 1848. Some were probably with some Roman vessels but not in them.
Event Date 24/2/1993
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)
Description (CMS Description)
Bone token with 'S' incised on back
Event Date 24/2/1993
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)
Context (Analysis)
In March 2017 Denise Wilding, PhD candidate at University of Warwick, examined this item as part of her research into identifying Roman tokens. She believes that bone discs were probably used as gaming pieces. This information has been incorporated into the Description.
Event Date 7/3/2017
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)
FM:274535
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