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LOT 0733
Roman Bone Gaming Dice Pair
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
1/2 in. (6.14 grams total, 12 mm each).
Cuboid type each with ring-and-dot markings disposed 1:6, 2:5, 3:4. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
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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