Pion de mérelle ou de trictrac

Poitiers (86) - Musée Sainte-Croix

Musées de Poitiers, Christian Vignaud

After cross-sawing the pedicle into cylinders, the vascular canals were more or less removed, followed by engraved or reserved decoration and polished surfaces. The spongiosa was sometimes eliminated. The fabulous quadruped or elephant moves to the right. The raised head and tail have a diamond-shaped tip; the border is decorated with a frieze of ocelli.

Where to find it

Poitiers (86) - Musée Sainte-Croix
3 bis rue Jean Jaurès

86000 Poitiers

Commune of discovery

Poitiers

Locality

Rue Riffault

Type of intervention

Excavation

Year of excavation

1997

Chief Scientist

Karine Robin

Inventory number

2019.17.3

Scope

Leisure ➔ Game

Materials

Organic ➔ Wood

Chronological period

Middle Ages [476 / 1492]

Dating the object

1000 – 1199

Dimensions

P. 6 mm, d. 30 mm,