Dice Collection (#7)

Flemings Playing Dice, 17th century. Artist: Adriaen van Ostade
Flemings Playing Dice, 17th century. Found in the collection of the State Open-air Museum Palace Gatchina, St Petersburg

Egyptian Village, 1869. Artist: Henry Pilleau
Egyptian Village, 1869

Vase-painting of Achilles and Ajax playing dice
A vase-painting of Achilles and Ajax playing dice, found in an Etruscan tomb at Villa Giulia

Celtic iron age gaming pieces from the Welwyn Garden City burials, now in the British Museums collection

Room in an Inn with Peasants Drinking, Smoking and Playing Backgam, 1678. Artist: Ostade, Adriaen Jansz
Room in an Inn with Peasants Drinking, Smoking and Playing Backgam, 1678. Found in the collection of the Albertina, Vienna

Egyptian dice

Japanese ivory of a dice painter, 19th century

The Royal Game of Ur, from Ur, southern Iraq, c2600-c2400 BC. This game board is one of several with a similar layout found by Leonard Woolley in the Royal Cemetery at Ur

Dice painter, Japanese, c1860. Bone carving

Detail of a Roman floor mosaic showing dice players, 3rd century
Detail of a Roman floor mosaic showing dice players, from a dining room at El Jem, Tunisia. From the Bardo Museums collection in Tunis, 3rd century

Dice Makers Workshop, 16th century. Artist: Jost Amman
Dice Makers Workshop, 16th century

Medieval history. Scandinavia. Different objects with the mark of owner. In the background, dice and backgammon pieces. Medieval Museum. Stockholm. Sweden

Label design, Don t Cry Sweet Potatoes
Label design, Don t Cry Louisiana Commercial Sweet Potatoes. early 20th century

Medieval era. Craps players. Miniature Livre de Bonnes Meur
Medieval society. Craps players. Miniature Livre de Bonnes Meurs by Jacques Le Grand (m.1415). French school

The Gamblers, c. 1640, by David Teniers the Younger (1610-16
David Teniers the Younger (1610-1690). Flemish painter. The Gamblers, c. 1640. Rijksmuseum. Amsterdam. Holland

Chinese men playing a game of dice.. Handcolored woodcut from Auguste Wahlens Manners, Customs and Costumes of all the People of the World, Brussels, 1845

Two geishas playing dice
Two geishas rolling the dice in a country setting. Artist: Raphael Kirchner Date: circa 1901

Scene of Tavern Life in Pompeii
Fresco wall painting of Tavern Life in Pompeii with two men playing dice or knucklebones

Greyhound racing on board the Berengaria
Mimic greyhound racing, at the height of its popularity among smart society in 1930, on board the transatlantic passenger liner, the Berengaria

The Prince of Orange is given conflicting advice how to play his game of dice with the king of Spain. Date: circa 1639

BEACH, c1944. Women rolling giant dice on the beach. Photograph, c1944

GAMBLING: DICE GAME. Men in uniform gambling on a dice game. Photograph, early 20th century

Digital illustration of ace of spades and two dice on top of face down cards

The Five Senses, or Summer, 1633 (oil on canvas)
XIR91435 The Five Senses, or Summer, 1633 (oil on canvas) by Stoskopff, Sebastian (1596/99-1657); Musee de l Oeuvre de Notre Dame, Strasbourg, France; (add.info.: Les Cinq Sens ou l Ete; ); French

The Denial of St. Peter, 1620
BAL87545 The Denial of St. Peter, 1620 by Valentin de Boulogne, (1594-1632); 119x172 cm; Pushkin Museum, Moscow, Russia; (add.info.: reniement; renier; ); French, out of copyright

Crucifixion, c. 1518 (oil on limewood panel)
BAL53650 Crucifixion, c.1518 (oil on limewood panel) by Altdorfer, Albrecht (c.1480-1538); 75x57.5 cm; Museum of Fine Arts (Szepmuveszeti) Budapest

Of carde players and dysers, illustration from Alexander Barclays English translation
XJF486461 Of carde players and dysers, illustration from Alexander Barclays English translation of The Ship of Fools, from an edition published in 1874 (engraving) by German School

French 15th Century, A Warning Against Playing Dice, c. 1500, woodcut [fragment]

German 19th Century, Men Throwing Dice, graphite on laid paper

A Witchs Tavern
BAL35793 A Witchs Tavern by Saftleven, Cornelis (1607-81); Rafael Valls Gallery, London, UK; Dutch, out of copyright

Carlo Khan Detron d or Billys Triumph, London, 24th March, 1784 (colour etching)
XCF290977 Carlo Khan Detron d or Billys Triumph, London, 24th March, 1784 (colour etching) by Sayers, James (1748-1823); 22x28 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Charles James Fox (1749-1806)

The Kremlin in commotion or the Grand Lama sick of the horn cholic, 1820, King George IV fallen to the floor, he clutches his stomach, near him are a Plan for Divorce, a decanter and cup

Backgammon Players, c. 1640-45 (oil on wood)
XCF272283 Backgammon Players, c.1640-45 (oil on wood) by Teniers, David the Younger (1610-90); 37.5x56.7 cm; National Gallery, London, UK; Flemish, out of copyright

The Gaming Table (pen & ink and w / c on paper)
XYC281102 The Gaming Table (pen & ink and w/c on paper) by Rowlandson, Thomas (1756-1827); 15.2x24.1 cm; Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection, USA; English, out of copyright

Board games from Orbis Sensualium Pictus, 1658 (woodcut)
XJF2653553 Board games from Orbis Sensualium Pictus, 1658 (woodcut) by Comenius, John Amos (1592-1670); Private Collection; (add.info)

Vanitas (oil on canvas)
XIR205737 Vanitas (oil on canvas) by French School, (17th century); 72x90 cm; Louvre, Paris, France; French, out of copyright

Everyman, Pieter van der Heyden, Pieter Brueghel (I), Hieronymus Cock, 1556 - 1560

Room with monkeys, ca. 1720, Matthijs Pool, Leonard Schenk, 1710 - 1730

Crucifixion, Adriaen Collaert, 1598 - 1618

The Lovers Dream, 1795 (engraving) (b / w photo)
XJF153999 The Lovers Dream, 1795 (engraving) (b/w photo) by Gillray, James (1757-1815); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Thousand Virtues seem to Lackey Her)

The Soldiers Drawing Lots for Christs Clothes, detail from The Crucifixion, c
XKH150816 The Soldiers Drawing Lots for Christs Clothes, detail from The Crucifixion, c.1500 (oil on panel) (see 148971 and 150815) by Master of Hamburg (fl.1500); Hamburger Kunsthalle, Hamburg

Portrait of a young man (Vanitas), Monogrammist AC 16e eeuw, 1520 - 1562

Macaronies Drawn After the Life, pub. by N. Darly, December 1773 (engraving) (b / w photo)
XJF137469 Macaronies Drawn After the Life, pub. by N. Darly, December 1773 (engraving) (b/w photo) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Interior of an old car in a parade. Truth or Consequences, New Mexico, USA

NYC: NEWSBOYS, c1890. Boys shooting craps in the hall of the Newsboys Lodging House, New York. Photograph by Jacob Riis, c1890

Colourful dice

MEXICO: CODEX MENDOZA. A young Aztec man playing patolli, a dice game. Page from the Codex Mendoza, Aztec, c1540

SPAIN: DICE, c1280. Manuscript illumination, c1280, from the Book of Chess, Dice, and Board Games

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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.