Rectangular game piece in the form of a ceramic block, predominantly brown in colour, with some small green areas. The surface is glazed, though this has worn away in numerous places. There are two incised lines on all four of the sides, but not the two ends.
Label: one yellow exhibition label found with object.
game piece
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knives (general & multipurpose)
cross (ritual & belief: religious buildings & furnishings)
printing blocks (writing & printing); container (general & multipurpose)
pipe (narcotics & intoxicants: smoking)
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