throughout history, did adults playing with finger spinning tops ?

[toplady]

Wondering about definitive information, art, literature, catalogs, etc., that might prove that adults played with finger spinning tops? Any sources? Thanks!

[ta0]

The evidence is scarce, but there is some. For example, the Louvre has this finger top made of bone that was found in a tomb around Delphi from the Hellenistic period (323 BC to 31 BC):



Perhaps the earliest evidence is for teetotums. Apparently there are teetotums from the 2nd millenium BC in the Levant (see this thread: Origin of the Teetotum). Because they are betting devices, it's a good bet that they were used by adults.

[paulstewart]

I plan to make more of these during the holiday

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