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LOT 0723
large Roman Lead Gaming Dice
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
1/2 in. (20 grams, 14 mm).
Cuboid with irregular impressed point markings disposed 1:3, 2:4, 5:6. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 21 July 1997.
From the important private collection of dice and gaming pieces of Colin Narbeth, London, UK, collection no.89.
Accompanied by a Colin Narbeth catalogue identification slip.
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Statuettes like the present one were used in the service of domestic cults and reflected native Greek or Roman cult practices. The Roman household shrine, or lararium, receives its name from the lares, the guardian spirits of the house and household, who were frequently displayed in the shrine, either in painted or sculpted form.
