Game Piece with a Scene from the Life of Apollonius of Tyre, ca. 1170, Made in Cologne, Germany, German, Walrus ivory, Overall: 1/16 x 2 3/16 x 5/8 in. (0.2 x 5.6 x 1.6 cm), Ivories, This piece, from the medieval game of tables (a precursor to backgammon), illustrates the Late Antique legend of Apollonius of Tyre, whose wife was miraculously resurrected after being buried at sea. Here two men lower her coffin while two others watch
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