Terracotta vase in the form of an astragal (knucklebone), Classical, ca. 460 B.C., Greek, Attic, Terracotta; red-figure, H. 3 15/16 in. (10 cm); length 6 7/8 in. (17.4 cm); H. with handle 4 15/16 in. (12.6 cm), Vases, Eros. Astragals were popular toys in antiquity. As each side of an astragal is distinctive, what mattered in a game was how the pieces fell. Such games of chance also acquired prophetic or erotic aspects
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Terracotta vase, form, astragal, knucklebone, Classical, ca, 460 B.C, Greek, Attic, Terracotta, red-figure, H, 3 15/16, 10 cm, length 6 7/8, 17.4, handle, 4, 12.6, Vases, Eros, Astragals, popular toys, antiquity, side, distinctive, mattered, game, pieces fell, games, chance, acquired prophetic, erotic aspects
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