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King amenophis reversible board [family:
20 squares / 30 squares]
period:
Late Bronze (1600-1200)
date: ~
1370 B.C |
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original location :
Egypt (Thebes west)
context:
tomb of the king Amenophis III (1386-1349) |
fabric:
couleur:
clear state:
dimensions:
L:21,5 l:8 h: 5,7 cm
conservation:
Brooklyn museum, New York: |
| designs :
square 15 and 25 to 30 decorated with hieroglyphs |
| disposition of the grid:
hieroglyph inscriptions |
| accessories:
prawns and drawer |
publications:
decker, W.
1984 Bild Atlas zum Sport und Spiel im alten Aëgypten
catalogue des jeux égyptiens, Munich |
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