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Description of ancient board games |
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Saquarra reversible board [family:
20 squares / 30 squares]
period:
Late Bronze (1600-1200)
date: ~
1300 B.C |
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original location :
Egypt (Saquarra)
context:
pyramid of king Teti, temple of death |
fabric:
couleur:
brown state:
dimensions:
L : 27,5 cm l : 7 cm H : 4,8 cm
conservation:
Cairo museum: |
| designs :
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| disposition of the grid:
hieroglyphic inscription bearing a name maybe of the owner |
| accessories:
10 prawns, five tall and five of the button shape, two knuckle bones and one drawer |
publications:
Decker, W.
1984 Bild Atlas zum Sport und Spiel im alten Aëgypten
catalogue des jeux égyptiens, Munich |
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