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LOT 1378
Medieval 'Thames' Bone Dice Pair
14TH-16TH CENTURY A.D.
3/8 in. (3.28 grams total, 8-10 mm).
A pair of differently sized bone dice with recessed dot numbering, configured: 1:4; 2:6; 3:5 and 1:6; 2:5; 3:4. [2, No Reserve]
Provenance
Found on the Thames foreshore, London, UK.
Acquired 1960s-1990s.
From the late Alison Barker collection, a retired London barrister.
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