File:Phormiskos Louvre CA943.jpg

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Phormiskos (litt. “little basket”, pouch-shaped vessel): imitation of a bag for the game of knuckle-bones, with a simulated opening showing four game pieces. Terracotta, Hellenistic era, Theban work. Found in Thebes.
Dimensions H. 14 cm (5 ½ in.)
institution QS:P195,Q19675
Current location
Department of Greek, Etruscan and Roman Antiquities, Sully, first floor, room 37
Accession number
CA 943
Credit line Purchase, 1898
Source/Photographer Jastrow (2006)
Français : Phormiskos (vase en forme de bourse) : imitation d'un sac à osselets, avec une fausse ouverture montrant quatre osselets. Terre cuite, époque hellénistique, produit et découvert à Thèbes.

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