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Goltbeeck:
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

wie-wolf:
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

Barabus:
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.

wie-wolf:
yes,ivory! that is a very good idea.
thanks
w

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