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Talus or Die

30 BCE–395 CE

Egypt, Greco-Roman period (332 BCE–395 CE), Roman empire

(30 BCE–395 CE)
Medium
ivory
Measurements
Overall: 1.9 x 1.8 cm (3/4 x 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust 1920.1998
Public Domain
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Location
Not on view
Print
A tall, slender rectangular ivory die is aged to a warm brown with dark vertical grain lines. Carved patterns of small concentric circles decorate the surface, clustering in dense arrangements at the top and bottom ends. Smaller pairs and individual circles are spaced along the sides in the middle. The smooth surface shows chips along the corners and a thin horizontal crack that bisects the lower half.

Talus or Die

30 BCE–395 CE

Egypt, Greco-Roman period (332 BCE–395 CE), Roman empire (30 BCE–395 CE)

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