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Ceramic Liubo players. China, Eastern Han dynasty, 1st-2nd CE. The figures are playing Liubo, a game thought to be popular among both mortals and immortals. The board is marked with divination symbols, and the game pieces show the animals of the four directions: the White Tiger (West), the Green Dragon (East), the Vermilion Bird (South) and the Tortoise, with a snake coiled around its body, known as the Dark Warrior (North). Terracotta with green lead glaze, h. 25.6 cm. Inv. OA 1933.11-14.1.
Location
British Museum/London/Great Britain
Unique Identifier
ART316996
Type
Image
Purpose
Public
Size
3072px × 2470px
Photo Credit
© The Trustees of the British Museum / Art Resource, NY
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1st century CE
2nd century CE
Afterlife, Religion
Ceramic
Divination
Eastern Han Dynasty (25-220 CE)
Faience, Glazed Pottery
Figure, Sculpture
Figurine
Funerary
Gambling
Game, Entertainment
Han Dynasty (206 BCE-220 CE)
Terracotta