Gaming piece (rectangular die)

Details

• Title

  Gaming piece (rectangular die)

• Associated place

  Africa › Egypt › Cairo › Cairo › Fustat (place of excavation)

• Date

  9th - 11th century (AD 801 - 1200)

• Material and technique

  ivory

• Object type

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

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

• Dimensions

  6.1 x 1 x 0.9 cm (height x width x depth)

• No. of items

  1

• Credit line

  Presented by the American Research Center in Egypt, 1974.

• Museum location

  not on display

• Museum department

  Eastern Art

• Accession no.

  EA1974.64

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