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LOT 1770
Medieval Bronze Dice
14TH-16TH CENTURY A.D.
3/8 in. (9.15 grams, 11 mm).
Cuboid with impressed dots disposed 1:6, 2:4, 3:5. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound near Driffield, Yorkshire, UK, in 2019.
From an old Yorkshire, UK, collection.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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