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Reversible board of sn-nfr [family:
20 squares / 30 squares]
period:
Middle Bronze (1900-1600)
date: ~
1700 B.C |
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original location :
Egypt (Thebes west(?))
context:
tomb(?) |
fabric:
couleur:
blanc cassé state:
dimensions:
8,9 cm de long pour 7,6 cm de large et 3,9 cm de haut
conservation:
Egypt museum, Berlin: |
| designs :
"worshiping formulas and name of the owner written on the side. Dquare 26 decorated with the symbol of life ""nfr"" and three birds symbolising power on square 28. On the front side three characters are represented sharing a meal" |
| disposition of the grid:
ivory squares inlaid in a single piece of wood |
| accessories:
10prawns, a drawer and six dice-sticks with t wo different sides terminated by a finger end design |
publications:
Decker, W.
1984 Bild Atlas zum Sport und Spiel im alten Aëgypten
catalogue des jeux égyptiens, Munich |
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