Beautiful Antique Double-Sided Game Board with Numbered Squares and Penciled Details mexican craft This small carving is made

This small carving is made of ancient fossilized brain coral (Symphillia

who in addition to pursuing his own art worked for Harpers magazine in New York

or large trivet

There are two small holes at center top which could be threaded for hanging

Beautiful Antique Double-Sided Game Board with Numbered Squares and Penciled Details mexican craft This small carving is madeI'm not in the least an expert on old game boards, but I have looked closely at enough to become pretty particular about what I like, and this is very much one of those! Bright colors can be satisfying, but for me these hand painted numbers on the dark gray squares are even more so, making the hand of the maker very palpable, with graphite drawn stars and X's and heart on a few of the blank squares making it all the more so. I believe this would be a