Ca. 206 BC - 220 AD. A set comprising two players and a Liubo board with playing pieces. Both figures are shown in a seated position. They are dressed in long, voluminous robes and their faces display strong emotions accompanying the game. Between them, there is a liubo board with pawns placed on it. Liubo was a popular game in the Han dynasty, involving two players. Although the exact rules of the game are now lost, many scholars assume that it had some kind of astrological, fortune-telling, or other significance. For a comparable example, see The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Accession Number: 1992.165.23a, b. This set has been precisely dated by means of a Thermo Luminescence analysis carried out by Ralf Kotalla, an independent German Laboratory. The samples collected date the piece to the period reflected in its style, whilst also showing no modern trace elements. The TL certificate with its full report will accompany this object. Item comes with a professional historical report from Ancient Report Specialists. Size: L:65-345mm / W:225-315mm; 14.04kgProvenance: From the private collection of a Somerset gentleman; previously in an old British collection, formed in the 1980s on the UK /European art markets.