Jean-Claude Golvin

Dice players

Type

Drawing

Equipment used

Black ink, Graphite, Paper, Watercolor

Dimensions

29.7 x 41.8 cm (Overall) 15.1 x 14.9 cm (Drawing)

Period

antiquity

Geographical area

Location or theme

Thysdrus (El Jem)

Miscellaneous

Presentation :

Front view of dice players. The drawing is in portrait format. It is organized within a frame drawn in ink. Traces of watercolor and inscriptions are visible in the margins.
In a room, two figures are seated at a table, playing dice under the watchful gaze of a third man. Throwing cups and two dice are placed on the table.
The scene is taken from a mosaic from El Jem housed in the Musée National du Bardo in Tunis.

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