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LOT 0716
Roman Bronze 'Astragalus' Knuckle Bone Gaming Piece
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/8 in. (16.8 grams, 28 mm).
Formed in three dimensions with a central piercing. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Ex Simmons Gallery, London E11, UK, in the 1990s.
From a North London collection.
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