Exhibition by Lord Albert Conyngham
Reference code
SAL/01/02/41/50
Title
Exhibition by Lord Albert Conyngham
Date
June 1849
Level of description
item
Scope and content
Lord Conyngham presents an obscure set of four dice to the Society found inside a vase in a tomb in Marseille. They depict human figures in seated positions.
Mentioned, with a drawing, in the minutes for 14 June 1849: https://collections.sal.org.uk/sal.02.040.022
A few examples appear to be in the British Museum Collections: https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/G_1975-1103-1
Mentioned, with a drawing, in the minutes for 14 June 1849: https://collections.sal.org.uk/sal.02.040.022
A few examples appear to be in the British Museum Collections: https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/G_1975-1103-1
Creator
Denison, Albert (1805-1860), 1st Baron Londesborough, politician, diplomat and antiquary