Bone Label or Game Counter
1st Century BCE-2nd Century CE
Description
Long, thin ivory or bone label. One end has a hole drilled through it and is rounded to form a loop. On one side, "A. I. TRYPHO" is inscribed; on the other, the number 27 (XXVII) is inscribed. The object is intact with some green discoloration.
Dimensions
6.58 x 0.6 cm (2 9/16 x 1/4 in.)
Provenance
Walton Brooks McDaniel, New Jersey (?-1943/46), gift; to the Department of the Classics, Harvard University (1943/46-2012), transfer; to the Harvard Art Museums, 2012. Note: Walton Brooks McDaniel gave a portion of his collection to the Department of the Classics in 1943 and the rest in 1946. The Collection is named for his late wife, Alice Corinne McDaniel.
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