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Source Description
Capricorn, the sign of the marine goat in the zodiac, is carved in relief on the counter. The number 8 is inscribed on the back in both Latin and Greek numerals (VIII and H). Roman game counters show a wide variety of objects: Muses, deities, and heroes, heads of Roman rulers, poets, philosophers, theatrical subjects, fingers indicating numerical calculation, buildings in Alexandria, and signs of the zodiac, as here.
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Document identity
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3136
label
Medallion with a Capricorn
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Source metadata
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title
Medallion with a Capricorn
description
Capricorn, the sign of the marine goat in the zodiac, is carved in relief on the counter. The number 8 is inscribed on the back in both Latin and Greek numerals (VIII and H). Roman game counters show a wide variety of objects: Muses, deities, and heroes, heads of Roman rulers, poets, philosophers, theatrical subjects, fingers indicating numerical calculation, buildings in Alexandria, and signs of the zodiac, as here.
provenance
Léon Gruel, Paris [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1926, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1st century (Roman Imperial)
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en
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game pieces
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2
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import
dimensionsRaw
H: 1 1/8 in. (2.8 cm)
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Roman
inscriptions
[Transcription] VIII; [Transcription] H; [Translation] 8
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none
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1
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photo
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a6b1296db36698ff
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2
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photo
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