Artist Unknown. Dicing with Death. 1764.
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Several Roman 'Polyhedra' (20 sided dice), made from various materials and bearing similar symbols are known to exist. This particular one has been dated to 2nd Century Rome. Modern scholarship has yet to establish the game for which the dice was used.
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Hieronymus Bosch; The Garden of Earthly Delights, circa 1505.
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