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LOT 0736
Roman Bone Dice Pair
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
3/8 in. (4.28 grams total, 10 mm each).
A pair of bone dice with dot-in-ring numbering, both composed: 1:6, 2:5, 3:4. [2, No Reserve]
Provenance
English collection formed in the 1990s.
UK art market.
Property of an Essex gentleman.
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