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Offline Goltbeeck

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Bone dice
« on: June 10, 2009, 07:42:37 am »
I did recieve several bone dices in a lot. Just wonder how artifacts made of bone do survive for about 2000 years? I think it should be not that difficult to make forgeries in these? I know that they find old bones every day in excavations. But I'm just wondering if they should be authentic? Anyone with experience in that? And how to recognize it?

Marcel
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Offline wie-wolf

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Re: Bone dice
« Reply #1 on: June 18, 2009, 03:11:24 am »
hi all,
what do you think of this cube?
my information: late roman or byzanz, 5th - 8th century A.D.
12 x 12 x 12mm, 3.80g
greetings
wie-wolf
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Offline Barabus

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Re: Bone dice
« Reply #2 on: June 19, 2009, 08:35:56 pm »
Wie-wolf to me your dice appear to be ivory rather than bone.I'm no expert,but that is what it appears to me.
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Offline wie-wolf

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Re: Bone dice
« Reply #3 on: June 20, 2009, 05:23:24 am »
yes,ivory! that is a very good idea.
thanks
w
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