Dice Collection

Snakes and ladders board game

Black-figure pottery, Attic vase of Exekias depicting Achilles and Ajax playing dice, detail
Greek civilization, 6th century b.C. Black-figure pottery. Attic vase of Exekias depicting Achilles and Ajax playing dice. Detail

Vanitas (oil on canvas)
XIR160470 Vanitas (oil on canvas) by Saint-Andre, Simon Renard de (1613-1677); 65x54 cm; Private Collection; French, out of copyright

Chance in the universe. Computer illustration representing the chance, randomness and probability inherent in the universe according to the theory of quantum mechanics

Scarborough Promenade Wall Of Water
10th August 1940: More exciting than a fairground ride, this vehicle and its passengers dice with death beside the wall of water on the promenade at Scarborough. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Andrea Mantegna (1431-1506). Italian Painter. The Crucifixio
Renaissance. Andrea Mantegna (1431-1506). Italian Painter. Quattrocento. The Crucifixion. Central part of the predella of altarpiece. 1457-1459. Oil on panel. Louvre, Pari?s

Rime of the Ancient Mariner - Game is done
Vintage engraving by Gustave Dore of a scene from the Rime of the Ancient Mariner, The Game is done ! I ve won I ve won ! Quoth she, and whistles thrice

Frontispiece illustration to The Compleat Gamester by Charles Cotton, c
XJF2653565 Frontispiece illustration to The Compleat Gamester by Charles Cotton, c.1700 (engraving) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: First published)

Attic vase of Exekias depicting Achilles and Ajax playing dice, detail
Greek civilization, 6th century b.C. Black-figure pottery. Attic vase of Exekias depicting Achilles and Ajax playing dice. Detail

Gambling / Dice / USA / 1863
American Civil War soldiers are punished for gambling by being compelled to gamble

Mummies Dicing
The legend of prince Setna : the mummies of Setna, son of Ramses II, and Ptahneferka, son of Mernebptah, rise from their sarcophagi and dice for the magic book of Thoth

Jesus on Cross C15
Mary swoons, soldiers play dice, Jesus and his companions slowly die

Rakes Progress 6
The Rakes Progress 6. Gaming house scene - a rowdy bunch

Banditti, 1783 (hand-coloured engraving)
XCF306892 Banditti, 1783 (hand-coloured engraving) by Boyne, John (1750-1810); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cartoon satirising the Fox-North coalition government of March to December)

Alcibiades defying the Teamster (litho)
8660760 Alcibiades defying the Teamster (litho) by Mosley, Leslie (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Alcibiades defying the Teamster)

SERRA Y PAUSAS, Joan (S.XIX). D'Artagnan and the Three Musketeers. 1860s. DUMAS, Alexandre (1802-1870)
CUL4876858 SERRA Y PAUSAS, Joan (S.XIX). D'Artagnan and the Three Musketeers. 1860s. DUMAS, Alexandre (1802-1870). English writer. Illustration of chapter XXVIII

What show have you got, little man? 1908 (print)
2599250 What show have you got, little man? 1908 (print); (add.info.: What show have you got, little man? by Udo Keppler, 1872-1956, artist. published 1908)

Heraclitus plays at Dice with Boys (litho)
8660820 Heraclitus plays at Dice with Boys (litho) by Morrow, Edwin A. (1877-1952) ; Private Collection; (add.info.: Heraclitus plays at Dice with Boys)

Crib, Crib, Crow, Cube, Cuff, Dart, Dead, Deer, Desk, Dice, Dime, Dine (engraving)
8649990 Crib, Crib, Crow, Cube, Cuff, Dart, Dead, Deer, Desk, Dice, Dime, Dine (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Crib, Crib, Crow, Cube, Cuff)

Dice Maker's Workshop. By Jost Amman, 16th century (woodcut)
529950 Dice Maker's Workshop. By Jost Amman, 16th century (woodcut); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Illustration for Coleridge's The Ancient Mariner (colour litho)
8631040 Illustration for Coleridge's The Ancient Mariner (colour litho) by Woodroffe, Paul Vincent (1875-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: And the twain were casting dice)

The new Casino fan, late 18th century
BAL1214 The new Casino fan, late 18th century; Victoria & Albert Museum, London, UK.

Casting the Dice for Life or Death, 1680-1720. Creator: Jan van Huchtenburg
Casting the Dice for Life or Death, 1680-1720

Animals playing dice, 1770-1808. Creator: Jan Brandes
Animals playing dice, 1770-1808. Group of animals with human behaviour. In the foreground, a monkey, a boar, a hare, a cat and a dog. Part of Jan Brandes sketchbook, dl. 1 (1808), p. 19

Calvary, c.1520. Creator: Pseudo-Jan Wellens de Cock
Calvary, c.1520. This monumental painting contains seven scenes from the Passion spread over four levels. In the foreground are the soldiers dicing for Christ's cloak (Matthew 27:35; Mark 15)

Relics from the Buried City of Brahmunabad, in Sind - Chessmen, Portion of Chess-board... 1857. Creator: Unknown
Relics from the Buried City of Brahmunabad, in Sind - Chessmen, Portion of Chess-board, Dice, etc, 1857. 8th- or 9th-century objects excavated at his own expense by Mr. A. F

Vanitas Still Life, 1646. Creator: Pieter Symonsz Potter
Vanitas Still Life, 1646

The Dice Shooters, 1630-1680. Creator: Unknown
The Dice Shooters, 1630-1680

Les Joueurs de tric-trac (The Tric Trac players), c. 1655. Creator: Le Nain, Mathieu (1607-1677)
Les Joueurs de tric-trac (The Tric Trac players), c. 1655. Found in the collection of the Musee du Louvre, Paris

Portrait of Lorenzo Cybo, 1523. Creator: Parmigianino
Portrait of Lorenzo Cybo, 1523. Italian general, Duke of Ferentillo

A Game of Dice, 1919. Creator: Leeke, Ferdinand (1859-1937)
A Game of Dice, 1919. Private Collection

Men Throwing Dice. Creator: Unknown
Men Throwing Dice

Dice-Thrower and Other Studies after Ancient Sculptures, 1775/80. Creator: Jacques-Louis David
Dice-Thrower and Other Studies after Ancient Sculptures, 1775/80

Athena presides over the voting for the award of the arms of Achilles, c. 490 BC. Found in the collection of the Art History Museum, Vienne

10 = 10
Victoria Glinka

Oil Painting on Canvas Women Playing Chopad Game
3609821 Oil Painting on Canvas Women Playing Chopad Game by Indian School; Private Collection; Dinodia

Artistic painting of 1948 Chevrolet Fleetline Aerosedan

Artistic drawing of 1948 Chevrolet Fleetline Aerosedan

1948 Chevrolet Fleetline Aerosedan

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

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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.