Gaming piece (rectangular die)

Details

• Title

  Gaming piece (rectangular die)

• Associated place

  Africa › Egypt › Cairo › Cairo (place of purchase)

• Date

  10th - 11th century (AD 901 - 1100)

• Material and technique

  ivory

• Object type

  games/sporting equipment › game › game-piece › gaming-piece

• Dimensions

  5.2 x 0.8 x 0.8 cm (height x width x depth)

• No. of items

  1

• Credit line

  Presented by Reverend Greville J. Chester, 1892.

• Museum location

  not on display

• Museum department

  Eastern Art

• Accession no.

  EAX.3322

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