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Toulouse (31) - Musée Saint-Raymond
Die with particular numbering: it bears two "Four", two "Five" and two "Six"; each number is opposite to its counterpart. This type of dice was used for a particular game of chance.
Where to find it
Toulouse (31) - Musée Saint-Raymond
Commune of discovery
Toulouse
Locality Métro Esquirol place Esquirol Toulouse
Type of intervention
Excavation
Year of excavation
1991
Chief Scientist
DE FILIPPO, Raphaël
Inventory number
98.7.40
Scope
Leisure ➔ Game
Materials
Organic ➔ Bones
Chronological period
Gallo-Roman [- 50 / 476] ➔ Bas-Empire [235/ 476]
Dating the object
250 – 476
Dimensions
P. 1 cm,
Bibliographie
Archéologie toulousaine. Antiquité et haut Moyen Age. Découvertes récentes (1988-1995), exposition musée Saint-Raymond, 1995, Toulouse, musée Saint-Raymond, 1995 (n° 174)
The museum gallery is supported by the Gandur Foundation for Art.
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