Die

Museum number:
9-11014
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21090011014
Alternate number:
263 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.2696
Description:
Die for dice games; ivory; 6 cm length; 1.5 cm width
Donor:
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Ready, Jr. Fund
Collection place:
Bihar, India
Culture or time period:
Indian
Collector:
Renaldo "Ronald" Maduro
Collection date:
January 1970
Materials:
Ivory (material)
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
5.6 Sports, Games, Amusements; Gambling and Pet Accessories
Accession date:
November 11, 1970
Context of use:
Used anytime as dice by men, for games. Made by men.
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Dimensions:
length 6 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 4 titled Die, accession number 9-11014, described as Die for dice games; ivory; 6 cm length; 1.5 cm widthHearst Museum object 2 of 4 titled Die, accession number 9-11014, described as Die for dice games; ivory; 6 cm length; 1.5 cm widthHearst Museum object 3 of 4 titled Die, accession number 9-11014, described as Die for dice games; ivory; 6 cm length; 1.5 cm widthHearst Museum object 4 of 4 titled Die, accession number 9-11014, described as Die for dice games; ivory; 6 cm length; 1.5 cm width
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Die, accession number 9-11014, described as Die for dice games; ivory; 6 cm length; 1.5 cm width

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