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English: Eighteen-sided dice from the tomb of Dou Wan at Mancheng, Hebei. Western Han. Sixteen faces are inlaid with the numbers one through sixteen, and the top and bottom faces are inlaid with the characters "驕" and "來酒" ("bring on the wine"). A similar 18-sided dice found in the Han tomb at Mawangdui has the characters "驕" and "畏妻" ("scared of your wife") on the top and bottom faces. The dice was used for a drinking game in conjunction with 40 coin-shaped bronze tokens.
中文（中国大陆）：西汉中山靖王刘胜夫人窦绾墓出土的十八面铜骰子。骰子表面错金银，有十八个面，其中十六面分别为一至十六的数码，另外的两面分别刻有“骄”、“酒来”。
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