Dice Collection (#2)

Dice in bone and ivory, and other objects for playing games. The finds from Pompeii are now kept at the National Archaeological Museum in Naples

Achilles and Ajax playing dice. Scene of a black figured Attic amphora by Exekias, preserved in the Gregorian Etruscan Museum, Vatican City State of the Vatican City Vatican Museums

Black-figure amphora depicting Achilles and Ajax, ceramics, Exekias (VI century BC), the Etruscan Gregorian Museum, Vatican Museums, Vatican City State of the Vatican City Vatican City

2 oversized White fuzzy dice on white background

Thimble maker
3782193 Thimble maker; (add.info.: Thimble maker from the Book of Trades / Das Standebuch (Panoplia omnium illiberalium mechanicarum...)

Singer Sandie Shaw has a flutter at a party she gave for shoe-retailers attending The British Shoe Week which opened at The Russel Hotel. 24th March 1969

Libro de los juegos, ajedrez, dados y tablas (Book of games, chess, dice and tables by Alphonse X the Wise, page with a chess illustration

Gaming board DP084472
Great Tower, Dover Castle, Dover, Kent. Room F14. Detail of a gaming board on a table in room F14 of Dover Castles Great Tower, with a colourful chair back behind

A Tavli board and Frappe. (Iced Coffee drink) Loutro, South Crete, Greece

Sweet and lucky
Victoria Glinka

Glass Reflection
Sumit Dhuper

Lucky Smile
Artem Pozdniakov

Not Rubik's cube
Artem Pozdniakov

Chinese Dice Players Near Amoy

Roman Art. Board game. Cube and bone dice. National Museum of Roman Art. Merida. Spain

A ROLL OF THE DICE
The die is cast... Date: 1960s

JESUS ON CROSS POUSSIN
Mary watches, soldiers play dice, Jesus and his companions slowly die

The Crane on the Antwerp quay by the frozen Scheldt, 1622 (oil on panel)
7412464 The Crane on the Antwerp quay by the frozen Scheldt, 1622 (oil on panel) by Vrancx, Sebastian (1573-1647); 58.3--114 cm; Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

The Crucifixion (oil on panel)
490267 The Crucifixion (oil on panel) by Provoost, Jan (c.1465-1529); 117x172.5 cm; Groeningemuseum, Bruges, Belgium; © Art in Flanders

Game of Backgammon, c. 1640 (oil on wood, transferred to canvas)
XOS5870824 Game of Backgammon, c.1640 (oil on wood, transferred to canvas) by Teniers, David the Younger (1610-90); 82x102 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH, USA; (add.info.: David Teniers (1610-1690))

Page 90 from the Book of Games made for Alfonso X the Wise (1221-84) (vellum)
IND83912 Page 90 from the Book of Games made for Alfonso X the Wise (1221-84) (vellum) by Spanish School, (13th century); Biblioteca Monasterio del Escorial, Madrid, Spain; Index Fototeca

Aristocrats playing a game of dice, 17th century. 1906 (lithograph)
7236714 Aristocrats playing a game of dice, 17th century. 1906 (lithograph) by Arnoult, Nicolas (17th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Aristocrats playing a game of dice, 17th century)

The Crucifixion, 1503 (oil on panel)
XIR94930 The Crucifixion, 1503 (oil on panel) by Solario, Andrea (c.1466-1524); 110x80.5 cm; Louvre, Paris, France

Tumbling Dice Ridden By B.J.Geraghty Cheltenham Festival 2006 Cheltenham Racecourse, Cheltenham, England 16 March 2006 Date: 16 March 2006

The skeleton of Death and the gamester. 1827 (engraving)
7232996 The skeleton of Death and the gamester. 1827 (engraving) by Dagley, Richard (c.1761-1841); Private Collection; (add.info.: The skeleton of Death and the gamester)

Soldats jouant aux des. Peinture de Salvator (Salvatore) Rosa (1615-1673), vers 1656, art italien (Naples)
FIA5326545 Soldats jouant aux des. Peinture de Salvator (Salvatore) Rosa (1615-1673), vers 1656, art italien (Naples), art baroque. State A.Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscou

Flamands jouant aux des. (Flemings Playing Dice). Peinture de Adriaen Jansz van Ostade (1610-1685). Ecole hollandaise
FIA5355610 Flamands jouant aux des. (Flemings Playing Dice). Peinture de Adriaen Jansz van Ostade (1610-1685). Ecole hollandaise. Huile sur toile. Musee du palais Gatchina, Saint Petersbourg

The Court of Chance (engraving)
7164510 The Court of Chance (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Court of Chance)

Backgammon set and players from Stichtelyke Zinnebeelde, 1723 (engraving)
7214694 Backgammon set and players from Stichtelyke Zinnebeelde, 1723 (engraving) by Houbraken, Arnold (1660-1719); (add.info)

The backgammon players
FIA5387421 The backgammon players by Rosati, Giulio (1858-1917); 53, 5x35, 7 cm) cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Les joueurs de backgammon (The backgammon players)

Stirrup Glass (Sturzglas) with Silver Armilary Sphere Incorporating Dice, Antwerp, 1590/1600

The Crucifixion, with the lowering of the cross at center, soldiers throughout, and a thief on a cross at left, 1762

The Parable of the prodigal son
FIA5354367 The Parable of the prodigal son by Master of the Prodigal Son, (fl.1530-60); Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna, Austria; (add.info)

Soldiers casting lots for the division of Jesus Christ
DGC418612 Soldiers casting lots for the division of Jesus Christs clothes (copperplate engraving) by French School, (17th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Game of "Voyage Around the World", published by Ackermann
DHC379955 Game of " Voyage Around the World", published by Ackermann, Wissembourg (colour litho) by Wentzel, F. C

Gipsy Love by Basil Hood and Adrian Ross. First produced by George Edwardes at Dalys Theatre, London on 1 June 1912. Showing Harry Dearth, Sari Petrass and Robert Michaelis. Date: circa 1912

Interior of a Modern Hell - vide. The Cogged Dice, from "The English Spy", pub
3090250 Interior of a Modern Hell - vide. The Cogged Dice, from " The English Spy", pub. 1824 (hand coloured engraving) by Cruikshank

Russian Peasants playing at Dice (engraving)
1601590 Russian Peasants playing at Dice (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Russian Peasants playing at Dice)

Relics from the Buried City of Brahmunabad, in Sind (engraving)
1587353 Relics from the Buried City of Brahmunabad, in Sind (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Relics from the Buried City of Brahmunabad, in Sind)

Illustrations from A French Alphabet Book of 1814, pub
CJP343898 Illustrations from A French Alphabet Book of 1814, pub. by Charles Plante Fine Arts, 1814 (w/c) by Beauregard, Arnaud de (fl.1814); Private Collection; (add.info)

Christ with Arma Christi (w / c on vellum)
BRN198245 Christ with Arma Christi (w/c on vellum) by German School, (15th century); The Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; eBarnes Foundation; German, out of copyright

The Soldiers Casting Lots for Christs Garments, 1800 (pen, indian ink
FIT57603 The Soldiers Casting Lots for Christs Garments, 1800 (pen, indian ink, grey wash and w/c) by Blake, William (1757-1827); Fitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge

Chinese schoolchildren playing a game of dice with a statue as the prize for the winner (engraving)
5207274 Chinese schoolchildren playing a game of dice with a statue as the prize for the winner (engraving) by French School

Title page of the fifth edition of The Compleat Gamester
XJF119830 Title page of the fifth edition of The Compleat Gamester, attributed to Charles Cotton (1630-87), pub. 1725 (engraving) (b&w photo) by English School

The Guard Room (oil on canvas)
AGN217493 The Guard Room (oil on canvas) by Teniers, David the Elder (1582-1649); 30.5x41.2 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: the Liberation of Saint Peter;); Photo © Agnew's

Board games of the 14th century
Board games including fox and geese, dice, merelles, chess, circular chess and tables (backgammon), and the philosophers game

Advertisement for diablo, cup and ball, top, dice, etc
Advertisement for toys including diablo, cup and ball, spinning top, skittles, yo-yo, dice, marbles, etc. during the Empire era

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"Dice: A Game of Chance, Art, and Symbolism" In the world of ancient art, they have left their mark. From the intricate black-figure pottery to the detailed Attic vase depicting Achilles and Ajax playing dice, these small objects hold great significance. The vanitas painting on canvas reminds us that life is like a game of snakes and ladders - full of ups and downs determined by chance. Even in the vast universe, chance plays its part. Andrea Mantegna's Crucifixion painting captures this concept beautifully as it portrays Jesus on the cross, symbolizing both sacrifice and fate intertwined. Along Scarborough Promenade Wall Of Water, we are reminded that just like waves crashing against rocks, luck can change in an instant. As Samuel Taylor Coleridge wrote in "Rime of the Ancient Mariner, " "Game is done. " This phrase echoes through time as a reminder that every roll of the dice brings us closer to our destiny. Charles Cotton's Compleat Gamester frontispiece illustration takes us back to 17th-century gambling culture in America when they were at their peak popularity. But games involving it can not limited to humans alone; even mummies dabbled with them. Archaeological evidence shows that ancient Egyptians enjoyed dicing for entertainment during their afterlife rituals. And let's not forget about Jesus on the Cross from 15th-century artwork or William Hogarth's Rake's Progress series where gambling leads to ruin. Dice may seem simple objects used for amusement or gambling purposes but they carry profound symbolism throughout history. They remind us that life is unpredictable - sometimes we win big while other times we lose it all. So next time you roll those little cubes, remember that within them lies a reflection of our own existence – a game where chance intertwines with destiny itself.