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LOT 0145
Roman Hexagonal Bone Gaming Dice
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
1/2 in. (2.6 grams, 14 mm).
Hexagonal in plan and pierced centrally, shallow spots disposed 1:6, 2:5, 3:4; old collector's label 'Clermont' and inked number '1258'.
Provenance
Louis-Gabriel Bellon (1819–1899), Paris.
Anonymous sale, France, 2009.
Private European collection, acquired at the above sale.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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