Painted Box for Game Pieces

German

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 304

The unicorn appears at the front left, near a stag, the forest animal it most closely resembles. Judging from its painted decoration and shape, this box probably contained disk-shaped pieces for tric trac, a game similar to backgammon.

Painted Box for Game Pieces, Wood, polychromy and metal mounts, German

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Painted Box for Game Pieces, Wood, polychromy and metal mounts, German
Painted Box for Game Pieces, Wood, polychromy and metal mounts, German
Painted Box for Game Pieces, Wood, polychromy and metal mounts, German
Painted Box for Game Pieces, Wood, polychromy and metal mounts, German
Painted Box for Game Pieces, Wood, polychromy and metal mounts, German
Painted Box for Game Pieces, Wood, polychromy and metal mounts, German
Painted Box for Game Pieces, Wood, polychromy and metal mounts, German
Painted Box for Game Pieces, Wood, polychromy and metal mounts, German
Painted Box for Game Pieces, Wood, polychromy and metal mounts, German
Painted Box for Game Pieces, Wood, polychromy and metal mounts, German
Painted Box for Game Pieces, Wood, polychromy and metal mounts, German

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