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Gaming die
Egyptian
Roman Imperial Period
30 B.C.–A.D. 364
Findspot: Egypt, Behnesa
Medium/Technique
Ivory
Dimensions
Height x width x length: 0.9 x 0.9 x 0.9 cm (3/8 x 3/8 x 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Egypt Exploration Fund by subscription
Accession Number03.1813
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsTools and equipment – Recreational
DescriptionThis gaming die is of characteristic cube shape. Numbers on each respective face are indicatd by incised circles with central dots. Spacing of the circles is somewhat uneven. Surfaces are somewhat scratched and worn.
ProvenanceFrom Behnesa. 1903: Excavated by the Egypt Exploration Fund; assigned to the Egypt Exploration Fund by the government of Egypt; given to the MFA by the Egypt Exploration Fund. (Accession date: January 1, 1903)