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Studio Pottery Game Dice Cup With Written Motto "Roll Them Dice".
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Product Code:game-dice-cup
weight:1000.0g
Product Condition:New
£8.00 inc. tax
Description
Classic vintage studio pottery game dice cup with written motto, "Roll Them Dice". Quality wax resist pot with blended colour drip glazes on a stoneware body. Signed on the base Colin 1988, there is also a letter between the name and date but can't make it out. Excellent new studio condition with no cracks, chips or other damage.
History
Dice and their forerunners are the oldest gaming implements known to man. Sophocles reported that dice were invented by the legendary Greek Palamedes during the siege of Troy, whereas Herodotus maintained that they were invented by the Lydians in the days of King Atys. Both “inventions” have been discredited by numerous archaeological finds demonstrating that dice were used in many earlier societies.
Materials Used: Clay, Stoneware, Wax Resist Glazes.
Uses: Entertainment, Board Games.
Country/Origin: British Handmade, Made In The UK.
Signed: Colin 88.
Condition: Used/Like New.
Approx. Size/Dim: 3 inch (7.6 cm) high x 3 inch (7.6 cm) wide/diameter.
History
Dice and their forerunners are the oldest gaming implements known to man. Sophocles reported that dice were invented by the legendary Greek Palamedes during the siege of Troy, whereas Herodotus maintained that they were invented by the Lydians in the days of King Atys. Both “inventions” have been discredited by numerous archaeological finds demonstrating that dice were used in many earlier societies.
Materials Used: Clay, Stoneware, Wax Resist Glazes.
Uses: Entertainment, Board Games.
Country/Origin: British Handmade, Made In The UK.
Signed: Colin 88.
Condition: Used/Like New.
Approx. Size/Dim: 3 inch (7.6 cm) high x 3 inch (7.6 cm) wide/diameter.
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