The Knucklebone Player

Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin

by Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
published on 03 April 2016

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The Knucklebone Player — A young girl plays a game of knucklebones, using animal bones as 4-sided dice. Roman marble sculpture, 1st to 2nd centuries CE, acquired by Charles Townley in 1768 during his first grand tour of Europe.

The British Museum, London.

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Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin

Associate Professor of Neurology and lover of the Cradle of Civilization, Mesopotamia. I'm very interested in Mesopotamian history and always try to take photos of archaeological sites and artifacts in museums, both in Iraq and around the world.

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