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Gaming die
Greek, Ptolemaic or Roman, Egyptian
Hellenistic Period, Ptolemaic Dynasty–Roman Impe
332 B.C.–A.D. 364
Findspot: Egypt, Naukratis
Medium/Technique
Limestone
Dimensions
Width x length: 2.3 x 2.4 cm (7/8 x 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
Egypt Exploration Fund by subscription
Accession Number86.656
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsTools and equipment – Recreational
DescriptionThis roughly cubic gaming piece is in severely worn and battered condition. There are not indications of surface color or glaze. The numbers are indicated by holes that may have been filled with black.
ProvenanceFrom Naukratis. 1885: excavated by William Matthew Flinders Petrie for the Egypt Exploration Fund, assigned to the EEF by the Egyptian government; October 28, 1885: voted to the MFA at EEF general meeting; sent over February 1886. (Accession date: January 1, 1886)