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English: Historical dice from India, 19th century. Taken by User:Isomorphic at the Sackler Gallery in Washington, D.C. during the exhibit Asian Games. The Art of Contest. A different photo of the same dice is shown in the exhibitions companion book (Colin Mackenzie/ Irving Finkel, eds.: Asian Games. The Art of Contest. 2004, p. 38). More info from the book:
  • 4 bone dice from Madurai, with black inlaid material
  • 2 brass dice from Southern India, containing bells, one with rounded corners
  • a plastic die for Crown & Anchor
  • a miniature, oblong die from ivory
  • a set of fortune-telling dice of metal mounted on a spindle
Deutsch: Historische Würfel aus Asien
Date 30 May 2005 (original upload date)
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current19:25, 7 May 2022Thumbnail for version as of 19:25, 7 May 20221,556 × 2,016 (1.22 MB)HohumColour adjust
21:30, 1 January 2020Thumbnail for version as of 21:30, 1 January 20201,556 × 2,016 (853 KB)Veikk0.maRe-crop from original, color correction.
09:43, 30 May 2005Thumbnail for version as of 09:43, 30 May 2005911 × 1,163 (196 KB)Chamaeleon~commonswikiImproved contrast, cropped out space, reduce size (huge size pointless for such a blurry image)
07:01, 30 May 2005Thumbnail for version as of 07:01, 30 May 20051,704 × 2,272 (687 KB)IsomorphicHistorical dice from Asia. Taken by User:Isomorphic at the Sackler Gallery in Washington, D.C. during an exhibit on Asian games. Licensed under the GFDL and any Creative Commons license you like.
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