Great Old Pair of Large Carved Solid Wood Carnival Dice male head super elegant

super elegant

And I believe it is postmarked 1911

though I assume it was created in the 70s or early 80s

with a few tiny varnish bubbles in a couple of spots

dense on the front and sparser on the reverse

Great Old Pair of Large Carved Solid Wood Carnival Dice male head super elegantA terrific old pair of black and white painted oversized carved solid wood dice, each weighing in at more than a pound and a half each. These are wonderfully irregular, with sides varying from about 3 11 16 to 4 inches, and with clear wear to their rounded corners, indicating that these were actively used, I believe likely for a carnival game and indeed it is quite a performative thing to toss these heavy things! Great sculptural objects, and fun to