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Twenty-sided die (icosahedron) with faces inscribed with Greek letters
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Twenty-sided die (icosahedron) with faces inscribed with Greek letters

Period: Ptolemaic Period–Roman Period
Date: 2nd century B.C.–4th century A.D.
Geography: From Egypt
Medium: Faience
Dimensions: Height: 4.5 x L: 4.9 x W: 4.7 cm (1 3/4 x 1 15/16 x 1 7/8 in.)
Credit Line: Gift of Helen Miller Gould, 1910
Accession Number: 10.130.1159
Not on view
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  • Provenance

    Formerly in the collection of the Reverend Chauncey Murch (died 1907). Collected between 1883 and 1906 while Murch was a missionary in Egypt. Collection purchased by the Museum from the Murch family with funds provided by Helen Miller Gould, 1910.

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