Game die made of animal bone with six unequal sides. Each side is engraved with a number from 1 to 6 in the form of circles with a dot in the center. 4th century, Egypt. Height 0.7 cm, width 0.7 cm, depth 0.7 cm., A small square object with an aged, creamy ivory surface showing a cluster of circular impressions in dark brown and black tones, some filled with a sandy, textured residue; the edges of the square show wear and slight discoloration in darker brown, and the background is a smooth, muted taupe-gray.
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Game die made of animal bone with six unequal sides. Each side is engraved with a number from 1 to 6 in the form of circles with a dot in the center. 4th century, Egypt. Height 0.7 cm, width 0.7 cm, depth 0.7 cm., A small square object with an aged, creamy ivory surface showing a cluster of circular impressions in dark brown and black tones, some filled with a sandy, textured residue; the edges of the square show wear and slight discoloration in darker brown, and the background is a smooth, muted taupe-gray.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A00_251

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Game die animal bone six unequal sides side engraved number 1 6 form circles dot center 4th century Egypt Height 0.7 cm width 0.7 cm depth 0.7 cm small square object aged creamy ivory surface showing cluster circular impressions dark brown black tones filled sandy textured residue edges wear slight discoloration darker brown background smooth muted taupe-gray.

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