charm

A dice box with a stone charm. The box is squat and cylindrical, probably turned, with an inclining waist. The lid is made of glass, with a hole in the middle through which a turning stick, possibly made of bone, protrudes. Three dice sit on a rotating platform which can be turned by twisting the stick. A length of string is tied around the box, with a small piece of flint attached. Label: one black exhibition label, handwritten in white.

object
MUSEUM NUMBER
7.199
Date
19th century
PLACE
COLLECTION
MEASUREMENTS
overall: 44.76 mm x 68.41 mm
MATERIAL/TECHNIQUE
wood; stone; bone; pigment; iron; glass; flint; plant fibre
CATEGORY
Anthropology: Ethnography
LOCATION
World Gallery > Europe > England - charms
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