artefact display
section : board games 
  • Introduction
- General introduction
- mehen
- senet
- 20 squares game
- 58 holes game
 
  • Circuit
- chronological
- geographical
 
  • Gallery
- gallery  
  • Articles
- research papers  
  • Animation
- meggido board game  
  • Play
- Royal game of Ur
require shockwave plugin
 
  • Bibliography
- Browse
- Search

 
Thot: Egyptian god of justice and divination
Artefact display   << back previous page/results next page/results next >>
Description of ancient board games
print | bookmark| send
Winged lion board from Sippar [family: 58 holes]
winged_lion_board_from_Sippar
period: Middle Iron (950-650)
date: ~ 700 B.C
  go back to the interactive map

original location : Mesopotamy (Sippar (Abu Habbah))
context: unknown
fabric:  couleur: green  state:
dimensions: length: 21,6 cm width: 10 cm height: 3 cm
conservation: British Museum:
designs : the squares were not completed by the craftman. From the Assarhadon's ruling time
disposition of the grid: none
accessories:
publications: Gadd, C. J. 1934 An Egyptian Games in Assyria
in Iraq I, pp. 46-54., Londres
this site is published under the creative commons licence : some rights reserved   get direct updates of news related to board games  Valid CSS  Usable in any browser