Painted Box for Game Pieces, ca. 1300, Made in Upper Rhine region, Germany, German, Wood, polychromy and metal mounts, Overall: 3 1/8 x 10 3/8 x 3 5/8 in. (7.9 x 26.4 x 9.2 cm), Woodwork-Furniture, The unicorn appears at the front left, near a stag, the forest animal it most closely resembles. Judging from its painted decoration and shape, this box probably contained disk-shaped pieces for tric trac, a game similar to backgammon
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Painted Box, Game Pieces, ca, 1300, Upper Rhine region, Germany, German, Wood, polychromy, metal mounts, Overall, 3 1/8 x 10 3/8 3 5/8, 7.9 26.4 9.2 cm, Woodwork-Furniture, unicorn, front left, stag, forest animal, closely resembles, Judging, painted decoration, shape, box, contained disk-shaped, pieces, tric trac, game, backgammon
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