Picture No | 12547647 |
Date | early 19th century |
Description | Men playing the ancient game of Morra, Italy |
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Men playing the ancient game of Morra, Italy. It involves one player extending their hand, with any number of fingers, and the other player calling out a number. Any player who guesses the correct number of fingers earns a point.
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Source | Engraving by Jackson and Porter after an illustration by Bartolomeo Pinelli, in The Penny Magazine, 24 May 1845, page 193 |
Credit | Mary Evans Picture Library |
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