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LOT 0745
Roman Bone Dice Pair
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
1/2 in. (6.8 grams total, 11-12 mm).
Each cuboid with ring-and-dot markings disposed 1:6, 2:5, 3:4. [2, No Reserve]
Provenance
Acquired on the UK art market before 2000.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
Literature
Cf. Beutler, F. et al., Der Adler Roms. Carnuntum und der Armee der Cäsaren, Bad-Deutsch Altenberg, 2017, item 724, for type.
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