Dice Height .5 in. This set of four antique gaming dice are hand cut from bone -- the pale cream color, visible grain structure and slight irregularity of the cube faces consistent with hand worked bone rather than modern plastic or resin -- with six faces on each die bearing the standard pip arrangement from one to six, each pip formed as a drilled circular recess filled with black pigment or composition to provide contrast against the pale ground. Hand cut bone dice of this type were standard gaming equipment in European households from the 17th through the 19th centuries, the slightly irregular cube faces and hand drilled pips distinguishing period examples from the mechanically precise dice of modern manufacture. The four dice vary very slightly in size and finish consistent with hand production rather than machine cutting, and the surface carries an honest aged patina developed over extended use. Condition is good with surface wear consistent with age and use, the pips clear and well defined on all faces throughout.