9.115. Gameboard

Description:
A loose fragment of a white marble entablature block, with a triglyph decoration.
Text:
Cut on the two faces at either side of the triglyph. i on the right, ii on the left.
Letters:
None.
Date:
Second-sixth century A.D. (context)
Findspot:
Sebasteion: loose find
Original Location:
Unknown.
Last recorded location:
Findspot
History of discovery:
Recorded by the NYU expedition (inventory no.S.220-6).
Bibliography:
Published by Roueché, Gameboards 8.
Text constituted from:
Preliminary transcription (Reynolds, Roueché). This edition Roueché and Bodard (2007).
i
(A mill game, type SSS.1 (0.14 x 0.18).)
ii
(A mill game, type SSS.1 (0.20 x 0.22).)
i
(A mill game, type SSS.1 (0.14 x 0.18).)
ii
(A mill game, type SSS.1 (0.20 x 0.22).)
<div type="textpart_section" n="i" >
<note>
A mill game, type SSS.1 (0.14 x 0.18).
</note>
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<div type="textpart_section" n="ii" >
<note>
A mill game, type SSS.1 (0.20 x 0.22).
</note>
</div>
Translation:
not usefully translatable.

Commentary:

See Roueché, ‘Gameboards’.

Photographs:

Face (1990)
 Face (1990)
Face (1980)
 Face (1980)

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