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LOT 1007
Western Asiatic Alabaster Gaming 'Dice'
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
7/8 in. (23.8 grams, 23 mm).
Cuboid in form with 'numerals' 4, 2 and 1 in dot form to three faces, one face bearing an X, one a diagonal groove through the centre and one blank.
ProvenanceCollected from 1969-1999.
From the collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK.
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