Playing piece

Description

Circular bone playing piece carved with a grotesque figure holding its tail over its shoulder, found under the stone flooring of the hall at Dalcross Castle, Inverness-shire

Museum reference

K.2001.504

Collection

Archaeology

Object name

Playing piece

Production information

Dalcross, Inverness-shire, Scotland, Northern Europe

Date

12th century

Materials

Stone

Physical description

Good condition, small area of damage on the rim, discoloured.

Associations

(Dalcross Castle), Dalcross, Inverness-shire, Scotland, Northern Europe

Exhibitions

• Angels, Nobles and Unicorns: Art and Patronage in Medieval Scotland (12 Aug 1982 - 26 Sep 1982)
  Royal Museum of Scotland

References

Glenn, Virginia, Romanesque & Gothic: Decorative Metalwork and Ivory Carvings in the Museum of Scotland, NMSE Publishing, Edinburgh, 2003

Caldwell, D.H. (ed). Angels Nobles and Unicorns: Art and Patronage in Medieval Scotland. Edinburgh: NMS, 1982