 | | unknown, 2 sides. Size 47 mm, shell.
Cowrie shells (also known as money cowrie, since they've been used as currency) were used as a form of early dice with two sides.
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|  | | unknown, 2 sides. Size 25 mm, metal.
Joke coin for coin tossing. The text reads HEADS I WIN and TAILS YOU LOSE.
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|  | | unknown, 2 sides. Size 58 mm, wood.
This is a pair of Shen Bei, a Chinese divining item. To use them, pose a question and state an answer. Then throw the Shen Bei. If they land with different sides up (one curved, one flat), the answer is affirmative. However, for a positive divination, three consecutive affirmatives are needed.
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|  | | unknown, 2 sides. Size 83 mm, wood.
This is a pair of Shen Bei, a Chinese divining item. To use them, pose a question and state an answer. Then throw the Shen Bei. If they land with different sides up (one curved, one flat), the answer is affirmative. However, for a positive divination, three consecutive affirmatives are needed.
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