COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
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The AMICA Library
Collection
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AMICA ID:
MMA_.16.106
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MMA_.16.106
AMICA ID
false
AMICA Library Year:
2002
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2002
AMICA Library Year
false
Object Type:
Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
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Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
Object Type
false
Description:
This carved ivory disk is a tableman, a game piece used in tables, the medieval precursor of backgammon. Each player had fifteen pieces; traditionally one set depicted the labors of the classical hero Hercules and the other showed the feats of Samson, the Old Testament strongman. In this example, Hercules appears on the left, holding upside down Diomedes, king of Bistonia. According to the myth, Diomedes kept man-eating horses until Hercules fed them the king himself. Here the horses, who have doglike faces and lions' manes, tear into their former master.
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This carved ivory disk is a tableman, a game piece used in tables, the medieval precursor of backgammon. Each player had fifteen pieces; traditionally one set depicted the labors of the classical hero Hercules and the other showed the feats of Samson, the Old Testament strongman. In this example, Hercules appears on the left, holding upside down Diomedes, king of Bistonia. According to the myth, Diomedes kept man-eating horses until Hercules fed them the king himself. Here the horses, who have doglike faces and lions' manes, tear into their former master.
Description
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Creator Name:
Unknown
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Unknown
Creator Name
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Creator Nationality:
European; Northern European; German
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European; Northern European; German
Creator Nationality
false
Creator Dates/Places:
German (Probably made in Cologne)
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German (Probably made in Cologne)
Creator Dates/Places
false
Creator Name-CRT:
German (Probably made in Cologne)
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German (Probably made in Cologne)
Creator Name-CRT
false
Title:
Game Piece
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Game Piece
Title
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View:
Principal view
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Principal view
View
false
Creation Date:
12th century
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12th century
Creation Date
false
Creation Start Date:
1100
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1100
Creation Start Date
false
Creation End Date:
1199
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1199
Creation End Date
false
Materials and Techniques:
Walrus ivory
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Walrus ivory
Materials and Techniques
false
Dimensions:
3/4 x 2 3/4 in. (1.9 x 7 cm)
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3/4 x 2 3/4 in. (1.9 x 7 cm)
Dimensions
false
AMICA Contributor:
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art
AMICA Contributor
false
Owner Location:
New York, New York
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New York, New York
Owner Location
false
ID Number:
16.106
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16.106
ID Number
false
Credit Line:
Rogers Fund, 1916
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Rogers Fund, 1916
Credit Line
false
Copyright:
Copyright ? 2002 The Metropolitan Museum of Art. All rights reserved.
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Copyright ? 2002 The Metropolitan Museum of Art. All rights reserved.
Copyright
false
Rights:
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<a href="http://www.metmuseum.org/education/er_photo_lib.asp"target="_new">http://www.metmuseum.org/education/er_photo_lib.asp</a>
Rights
false
Related Image Identifier Link:
MMA_.h1_16.106.tif
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MMA_.h1_16.106.tif
Related Image Identifier Link
false