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Gaming counter

Date
15th - 16th century

Carved bone playing counter depicting a crowned mermaid holding a fish in her right hand and her own tail in her left, 15th or 16th century, found during work near the Chapter House, Iona

Museum reference
H.NS 99
Object name
Gaming counter
Production information
Scotland, Northern Europe
Materials
Bone
Physical description
Fair, chips to rim, chipping and a hole bored into the back.
Associations
Iona (Chapter House), Argyll, Scotland, Northern Europe
Exhibitions

Lewis Chessmen: Unmasked (21 May 2010 - 12 Sep 2011)
National Museum of Scotland
Aberdeen Art Gallery
Shetland Museum and Archives
Museum nan Eilean

Angels, Nobles and Unicorns: Art and Patronage in Medieval Scotland (12 Aug 1982 - 26 Sep 1982)
Royal Museum of Scotland

References

Glenn, Virginia, Romanesque & Gothic: Decorative Metalwork and Ivory Carvings in the Museum of Scotland, NMSE Publishing, Edinburgh, 2003

Caldwell, D.H. (ed). Angels Nobles and Unicorns: Art and Patronage in Medieval Scotland. Edinburgh: NMS, 1982

Copyright
Public domain

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