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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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LOT 0145

Roman Hexagonal Bone Gaming Dice

Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,105

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