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LOT 0828
Roman Bone Gaming Dice Pair
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
3/8 in. (3.92 grams total, 10 mm each).
Each cuboid with ring-and-dot markings disposed 1:6, 2:5, 3:4. [2]
Provenance
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection, 1990s.
Literature
Cf. Allason-Jones, L. & Miket, R., The Catalogue of Small Finds from South Shields Roman Fort, Newcastle, 1984, item 2.82.
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