Game Piece with Hercules Throwing Diomedes to His Man-Eating Horses, ca. 1150

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Game Piece with Hercules Throwing Diomedes to His Man-Eating Horses, ca. 1150, Made in Cologne, Germany, German, Elephant ivory, Overall: diam. 2 3/4 x 13/16 in. (diam. 7 x 2 cm), Ivories, 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

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Size: 3692px × 3616px
Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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