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Liubo Board and Pieces

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Square stone board with four short legs; surface divided into squares and rectangles by engraved lines; some red pigment remaining in engravings. Eleven small rectangular pieces of stone, arranged in two rows of five and six pieces respectively. Liubo Board and Pieces.

Artwork details

Date:
1st century BCE–1st century CE
Medium:
Earthenware with pigment and bone
Culture:
China
Dimensions:
600 × 450 px
Museum record:
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