Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · other
Game Box Inscribed for Taia and His Family
Description
Wood
AI image analysis GPT-4o-2024-08-06
Machine-generated from the object's image on May 2026. Not curatorial; treat deities, names, and signs below as the model's best reading, not authority.
An ancient Egyptian game box featuring ornate pieces and inscriptions.
The artifact is a rectangular wooden game box with a sliding drawer on one side and is adorned with a series of game pieces on top. The pieces are conical, with a notable green-blue hue, likely made of faience. The sides of the box display hieroglyphic inscriptions indicative of its possibly ritualistic or everyday use. The wood shows signs of wear, suggesting historical usage.
decorative
New Kingdom
good
Materials
woodfaience
Signs
Ankh
Was
Visible text
"nfr nTr nb"
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- From the source institution — accession, description, dimensions, and dating are as catalogued by Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access).
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