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1ST-9TH CENTURY A.D.
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A GROUP OF ROMAN AND ISLAMIC MOSAIC GLASS GAMING PIECES
1ST-9TH CENTURY A.D.
Comprising two large domed Islamic gaming pieces, 1¼ in. (3.2 cm.) high max.; a Roman dice numbered with mosaic glass inlays and another, possibly lapis lazuli, with cut circles, ½ in. (1.2 cm.) sq.; and six Roman conical, domed or disc-shaped gaming pieces (10)
1ST-9TH CENTURY A.D.
Comprising two large domed Islamic gaming pieces, 1¼ in. (3.2 cm.) high max.; a Roman dice numbered with mosaic glass inlays and another, possibly lapis lazuli, with cut circles, ½ in. (1.2 cm.) sq.; and six Roman conical, domed or disc-shaped gaming pieces (10)
Provenance
Formerly in the 'Per-neb' Collection, acquired in Egypt in the 1920s to early 1940s: sold Christie's London, Ancient Egyptian Glass and Faience from the 'Per-neb' Collection, Part III, 8 December 1993, part lots 1 (items one and two), 36 and 37.
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