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Game stones

unknown4th century AD

City Museum of Wrocław

City Museum of Wrocław
Wrocław, Poland

Copies of game stones (calculi) made of greenish-white (14 pcs.) and black (15 pcs.) glass mass. The game stones were found in the Grave No. I from Wrocław-Zakrzów. They are known from a total of 11 “princely” burials from “barbarian” Europe. They were produced in the Roman Empire, but there are no descriptions of the rules of the game in the ancient literature. It is only known that wooden or clay tablets divided into fields were used. It is believed that there were many variants of the game.

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  • Title: Game stones
  • Creator: unknown
  • Date Created: 4th century AD
  • Location Created: unknown
  • Physical Dimensions: ht. 0,6-0,7 cm, diam. 2 cm
  • Type: artefact
  • Medium: stone
City Museum of Wrocław

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