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The Snake Game
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The Snake Game

anonymous · c. 1650 - c. 1700 · engraving; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Board game in the form of a coiled crowned snake with squares numbered 1-63. In the center, a couple at a table with a board game and dice. Between them stands a Cupid. The rules of the game are on both sides. Subject categories within the Atlas Customs and Manners: Customs and manners in the narrower sense, Games and entertainment, Parlor games II, Snakes and ladders and similar.

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Credit lineSlangenspel. c. 1650 - c. 1700. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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