Game Piece with Samson Slaying the Philistines with the Jawbone of an Ass, 1140–50, German, Elephant ivory, red stain, Overall: 2 1/2 x 1/2 in. (6.3 x 1.3 cm), Ivories-Walrus, The treatise written for craftsmen by the early-twelfth-century monk Theophilus recommends using the red root of the madder plant to stain ivory. Staining allowed one side to be easily distinguished from the other, which was often left unpainted
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Game Piece, Samson Slaying, Philistines, Jawbone, Ass, 1140–50, German, Elephant ivory, red stain, Overall, 2 1/2 x 1/2, 6.3 1.3 cm, Ivories-Walrus, treatise, written, craftsmen, early-twelfth-century monk, Theophilus, recommends, using, root, madder plant, stain, Staining allowed, side, easily distinguished, left unpainted
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