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LOT 0553
Roman Bronze 'Knuckle Bone' Gaming Piece
1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (16.3 grams, 21 mm).
Cast model of a bovine astragalus, used as a gaming counter. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Ex collection formed in the 1990s.
Acquired from a central London gallery.
Property of an Essex gentleman.
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