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LOT 0498
Romano-Egyptian Lapis Lazuli Dice
ROMAN PERIOD, 30 B.C.-323 A.D.
1/2 in. (4 grams, 12 mm).
Ring-and-dot markings disposed 1:6, 2:5, 3:4.
Provenance
From an early 20th century UK collection.
Literature
Cf. Petrie, W.M.F.,
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