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Summary

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Description
Phormiskos (litt. “little basket”, pouch-shaped vessel): imitation of a bag for the game of knuckle-bones. Terracotta, Hellenistic era, Theban work. Found in Thebes.
Dimensions H. 20 cm (7 ¾ in.), Diam. 6.3 cm (2 ¼ in.)
institution QS:P195,Q19675
Current location
Department of Greek, Etruscan and Roman Antiquities, Sully, first floor, room 37
Accession number
CA 1418
Credit line Gift of Paul Gaudin, 1901
Source/Photographer Jastrow (2006)
Français : Phormiskos (vase en forme de bourse) : imitation d'un sac à osselets. Terre cuite, époque hellénistique, produit et découvert à Thèbes.

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