Game Piece
Die
21371
From: Germany | Dresden
Curatorial Section: Historic
| Object Number | 21371 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | German |
| Provenience | Germany | Dresden |
| Date Made | 1700-1799 |
| Section | Historic |
| Materials | Steatite | Serpentine |
| Description | Serpentine die with 18 sides, the six prinicpal faces marked with Roman letters TA, NH, SZ, ND, LS, NG and the 12 facets with spots from 1 to 12. The Letters stand for t- a-, "nim halb" take half; "setze zu" put more, "nim deins" take thine, "lass sein" let more, "nim ganze" take all. |
| Credit Line | Gift of Mrs. Lucy Wharton (Joseph) Drexel, 1898 |
| Other Number | 29-191-132 - Old Museum Number |
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