Vettweiss-Froitzheim Dice Tower

The Vettweiss-Froitzheim Dice Tower. (Rheinisches Landesmuseum)

The Vettweiss-Froitzheim Dice Tower is a Roman artifact, a dice tower (Turricula i.e. "small tower" in Latin) formerly used in the playing of dice games.[1] It was intended to produce a trustworthy throw of one or more dice. It was discovered in 1985 in Germany. It is preserved in the Rheinisches Landesmuseum of Bonn.[1]

The tower dates to the fourth century AD and was apparently presented as a gift. It bears two Latin texts. The longer text commemorates a military defeat of the Picts. The shorter text wishes good luck to the unnamed recipients of the item.[1]

  1. ^ a b c "A description of the tower at the Rheinisches Landesmuseum of Bonn".