Photo of collection object Playing Piece
Playing Piece, ca. 1938-1700 B.C.E.. Faience, 1 1/8 x Diam. 11/16 in. (2.9 x 1.7 cm). Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 36.3.7. Creative Commons-BY.

Playing Piece

ca. 1938-1700 B.C.E.

Maker Unknown

Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art

Senet (the passing) was one of the most popular and enduring board games in ancient Egypt. Players moved their gaming pieces along a rectangular board of thirty squares arranged in three parallel rows. Although this blue glazed faience board resembles the traditional senet playing surface, it has only twenty-one squares. Perhaps it was intended as a funerary offering that merely represented a senet board. Although the board and “pawns” displayed here may have formed a set, they could have been assembled from several sources.
Maker/Artist
Maker Unknown
Formatted Medium
Faience
Medium
faience
Locations
Place made: Egypt
Dimensions
1 1/8 x Diam. 11/16 in. (2.9 x 1.7 cm)
Accession Number
36.3.7
Credit Line
Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
Rights Statement
Creative Commons-BY
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