Limestone die, Poggio Pinci

Limestone die from the Necropolis of Poggio Pinci, Asciano, Tuscany, Italy Limestone die. It preserves the black painted numbers in the form of disks. Limestone dice are uncommon in Etruria, unlike dice made of bone or ivory since the late 8th c. BCE. Tomb IV.238, Necropolis of Poggio Pinci, Asciano. Mangani 1983, n. cat. IV, 29. Displayed at the Civic Museum of Archaeology and Sacred Art at Palazzo Corboli, Asciano. Processed in Reality Capture from 216 images. GDH ID No. C15_238 This project was done under the authority of the Soprintendenza Archeologia, belle arti e paesaggio per le province di Siena Grosseto e Arezzo in collaboration with Global Digital Heritage and the Municipality of Asciano. We thank Elisa, Benedetta and all the staff from Palazzo Corboli for making the collection accessible and our work easier.