Lot 88 西漢 酒令骰 | A Chinese gold, silver and turquoise-inlaid bronze eighteen-sided die

西漢 酒令骰 | A Chinese gold, silver and turquoise-inlaid bronze eighteen-sided die

Western Han dynasty

GBP 2,000

Estimate: £3,000 - £5,000

2.5cm wide.

Approx. weight 63g.
Expected wear with some scratching and rusting to bronze. at least two of the turquoise insets appear to have been lost/replaced and the others which may originally have been domed are now flat.

A Chinese gold, silver and turquoise-inlaid bronze eighteen-sided die
Western Han dynasty
Two of the faces inlaid with characters, the others with the numbers one to sixteen, 2.5cm wide. (Import Duty Charged on the Hammer Price) 落槌價徵收進口關稅
西漢 酒令骰
Dice such as the present lot were used in the Western Han dynasty for drinking games. The two faces with characters jiao (meaning 'good go') and jiu lai 酒來 (drink wine), indicated the actions, the numbers indicated the number of cups the player was supposed to drink.
Cf. A similar die is in the Hebei Provincial Museum, excavated in 1968 from Tomb 2 at Lingshan, Mancheng, Hebei. The object formed part of the funerary furnishings of an aristocratic tomb of the Western Han dynasty.
此類骰子在西漢時用於行酒令钱游戲。其中16个面上用篆书刻着数字“一”到“十六”，另外两个面则写着“酒来”和“骄”字，用來向行酒者下發指令。
參閲：一個類似的骰子請見河北省博博物院館藏错金银镶嵌铜骰子，於1968年出土自河北滿城陵山二號墓，為西漢時期一座貴族墓葬的隨葬品之一。
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【名称】
西漢 酒令骰
【年代】
西汉
【描述】
一件中国金银和绿松石镶嵌青铜十八面骰子
西汉
两个面上镶嵌有文字，其余面上刻有数字一至十六，宽2.5厘米。落槌价征收进口关税
西汉 酒令骰
此类骰子在西汉时期用于饮酒游戏。两个面上的文字“骄”（意为“好走”）和“酒来”（喝酒），指示了动作，数字表示玩家应喝的杯数。
【品相】
约重63克。
预期磨损，有些划痕和锈蚀。至少有两个绿松石镶嵌物似乎已丢失/更换，其他原本可能是圆顶的现在变平了。