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Game pieces
Egyptian
New Kingdom, early Dynasty 18
1539–1458 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Zawyet el-Aryan, Grave Z 491
Medium/Technique
Faïence and wood
Dimensions
Conical pieces-height: 2.3 cm-2.8 cm
Spool-shaped pieces-height: 1.3 cm-1.6 cm
Spool-shaped pieces-height: 1.3 cm-1.6 cm
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number11.3097a-k
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsTools and equipment – Recreational
DescriptionGame pieces, seven of conical shape with ball tops and four of spool type, for Senet.
ProvenanceFrom Zawyet el-Aryan, Grave Z 491. 1911: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; 1911: assigned to the MFA by the government of Egypt.
(Accession Date: December 7, 1911)
(Accession Date: December 7, 1911)