Harvard Art Museums > 2012.1.13: Bone Label or Game Counter Recreational Artifacts Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Bone Label or Game Counter , 2012.1.13,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, May 04, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/178637. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 2012.1.13 Title Bone Label or Game Counter Classification Recreational Artifacts Work Type game piece Date 1st Century BCE-2nd Century CE Period Roman Imperial period Culture Roman Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/178637 Physical Descriptions Medium Bone Technique Carved Dimensions 6.58 x 0.6 cm (2 9/16 x 1/4 in.) Inscriptions and Marks inscription: A . I . TRYPHO // XXVII Provenance Recorded Ownership History Walton Brooks McDaniel, New Jersey (?-1943/46), gift; to the Department of the Classics, Harvard University (1943/46-2012), transfer; to the Harvard Art Museums, 2012. Note: Walton Brooks McDaniel gave a portion of his collection to the Department of the Classics in 1943 and the rest in 1946. The Collection is named for his late wife, Alice Corinne McDaniel. Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Transfer from the Alice Corinne McDaniel Collection, Department of the Classics, Harvard University Accession Year 2012 Object Number 2012.1.13 Division Asian and Mediterranean Art Contact am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Descriptions Description Long, thin ivory or bone label. One end has a hole drilled through it and is rounded to form a loop. On one side, "A. I. TRYPHO" is inscribed; on the other, the number 27 (XXVII) is inscribed. The object is intact with some green discoloration. Commentary Inscribed bone and ivory labels of this type are often called "gladiators' tickets." They are thought to have been given to gladiators who had been discharged and no longer had to fight in the arena. Publication History John Crawford, Sidney Goldstein, George M. A. Hanfmann, John Kroll, Judith Lerner, Miranda Marvin, Charlotte Moore, and Duane Roller, Objects of Ancient Daily Life. A Catalogue of the Alice Corinne McDaniel Collection Belonging to the Department of the Classics, Harvard University, ed. Jane Waldbaum, Department of the Classics (unpublished manuscript, 1970), BI53, p. 145-46 [J. A. Lerner] Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Asian and Mediterranean Art at am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
