Serpentine twenty-sided die from the Ptolemaic Period, Egypt.
The first twenty letters from the Greek alphabet are inscribed on its sides. A die like this would’ve been used for a variety of purposes, from fortune telling to gambling and gaming.
Source: The Metropolitan Museum of Art (click image for item link)
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