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Terracotta diceoblique

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  • Terracotta dice (oblique)
  • Terracotta dice (oblique)
  • Terracotta dice (oblique)
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Terracotta dice

  • Description

    Gaming with dice has always been popular in India. This Indus cubical die is unusual in that its opposite sides add up to seven as in modern dice.

  • Details

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    Associated place
    Asia › Pakistan › Sindh province › Mohenjo-daro (place of creation)
    Date
    2500 - 1900 BC
    Material and technique
    terracotta
    Dimensions
    2 x 2 x 2 cm (height x width x depth)
    Material index
    processed material › ceramic › pottery › terracotta
    Object type index
    games/sporting equipment › game › game-piece › dice
    No. of items
    1
    Credit line
    Presented by Lady Harrison, 1952.
    Accession no.
    EAMd.25

  • Further reading

    Ahuja, Naman, ‘Early Indian Art at the Ashmolean Museum - Catalogue in progress’, 2016, no. 13

Location

    • Ground floor | Room 12 | India to 600

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