Gaming pieces
Description
Game pieces (8), knucklebones (2); TW-STOP7. Second Intermediate Period–Early New Kingdom, Dynasty 17–Early Dynasty 18, ca. 1635–1458 B.C. Ivory. cones (average): 2.6 × 1.5 cm (1 × 9/16 in.); spools (average): 1.6 × 1.7 cm (5/8 × 11/16 in.); knuckle bones : 1.8 × 2.8 cm (11/16 × 1 1/8 in.). From: Courtyard CC 41, Pit 3, Burial E 3, In coffin, Asasif, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Egypt. Excavation: MMA excavations, 1915–16. Subject: Games. Credit: Rogers Fund, 1916.
AI image analysis GPT-5.4-nano
Machine-generated from the object's image on Jul 2026. Not curatorial; treat deities, names, and signs below as the model's best reading, not authority.
A rectangular Egyptian gaming box with an incised, grid-like board on the lid, accompanied by several small, conical/pyramidal and rounded pieces interpreted as gaming pieces.
The image shows a wooden/ivory-colored rectangular case lying at an angle, with the lid decorated by incised lines forming repeated squares and diagonal/linear motifs across the surface, suggestive of a game board layout. Along one edge of the box are small metal-like fittings and a cord or loop handle. Outside the case are multiple small objects of similar pale material: several are conical or truncated-conical pegs/pieces, and others are rounded or irregularly shaped fragments consistent with remaining gaming pieces. No clearly legible hieroglyphic, Greek, Coptic, or Arabic text is visible; decoration is limited to geometric/incised patterning rather than readable inscriptions.
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116246406 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 16.10.475b–k tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 544810 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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