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Roman six-sided bone gaming dice, known as tesserae in Latin. Each face features an incised dot, ranging from one to six.

The Romans were very fond of playing with dice and various dice games were frequently played in taverns, military camps, streets and palaces. Several Roman emperors like Caligula and Commordus are known to have been inveterate players. A now-lost book 'De arte alae' (on the art of dice) was written by the Roman Emperor Claudius.

Size: ± 11,9 x 12,5 x 12,4 mm

Good condition, visible signs of wear consistent with age and use. See images.

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1st - 3rd century AD - Roman Empire

Ancient Roman Bone Gaming dice

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