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   View Categories Home > Catalog > |Antiquities| > |Egyptian Antiquities| > AS34488
Egypt or Levant, Conical Game Piece, c. 300 - 100 B.C.
|Egyptian| |Antiquities|, |Egypt| |or| |Levant,| |Conical| |Game| |Piece,| |c.| |300| |-| |100| |B.C.|, Senet, from Egypt, is man's oldest board game. In Egypt, it was often placed in tombs because it was used in a religious gaming ritual performed in or near the tomb in accordance with the Book of the Dead. It was also intended as a pastime for the afterlife. The game is also found in graves in the Levant and as far as Cyprus and Crete.

AS34488. Gaming token; cf. Malloy Games, 26 (baby blue); Petrie, Objects of Daily Use, pp. 53 - 55 & pl. XLVIII (various Egyptian game pieces), 18 mm high, pale green faience, rounded cone; SOLD










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