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© Museu Comarcal de l'Urgell-Tàrrega
Omeka ID 1245
Molí d’Espígol
Protohistory and Iberian world

discoidal token

MCUT 2942

Object type
game piece
Production date
?
Fabric
-
Museum
Museu Comarcal de l'Urgell-Tàrrega
Culture
Protohistory and Iberian world
Discovery location
Molí d’Espígol
Materials
marble
Township
Tornabous (Europa, Espanya, Catalunya, Lleida, Urgell)
Technique
polishing
Where is it?
Exposició permanent
Dimensions
30 mm
Description
Circular polished marble token. It has engraved decoration on one side, consisting of a cross / star with eight arms that occupies the entire surface; signs of wear and continued use. Discoidal pieces or tokens are frequent in the Iberian habitats; they are made of different materials (common , imported or hand-made pottery, stone) and they generally range between 2 and 10 cm in diameter, the most common being 2-4 cm. It has been speculated about their functionality: weight units and division, quantification units, transaction units ... However, the most likely is that they were related to leisure activities or hobbies. This piece comes from the Iberian city of Molí d'Espígol; the context of the find is not known.

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