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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: Serpentine
Dimensions: Height: 3.2 x L: 3.8 x W: 3.4 cm (1 1/4 x 1 1/2 x 1 5/16 in.)
Credit Line: Gift of Helen Miller Gould, 1910
Accession Number: 10.130.1158
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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