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Description of ancient board games |
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Reversible board inlaid with faience [family:
20 squares / 30 squares]
period:
Late Bronze (1600-1200)
date: ~
1450 B.C |
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original location :
Egypt (Zawiyet el Ayran)
context:
tomb z491 |
fabric:
couleur:
mixed state:
dimensions:
39,8 x 11,5 x 7,5 cm
conservation:
Metropolitain museum of Art: |
| designs :
15 nfr desing 26 to 30 : abstract designs |
| disposition of the grid:
3x10 and 3x4+8 wood inlaid with fayence |
| accessories:
10 prawns, a drawer and a unique prismatic four sides dice in ivory |
publications:
Decker, W.
1984 Bild Atlas zum Sport und Spiel im alten Aëgypten
catalogue des jeux égyptiens, Munich |
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