grandegyptianmuseum:Game board of MaiherpriValley of the Kings, tomb KV36. Acacia, ebony and gold. N
grandegyptianmuseum:Game board of MaiherpriValley of the Kings, tomb KV36. Acacia, ebony and gold. New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty, ca. 1550-1292 BC.This game board was found by French Egyptologist Victor Loret in 1899. It was used for playing the game Senet, a popular game in ancient Egypt, often depicted in tombs. The board is divided into three rows of ten squares, forming a grid. There are thirteen game pieces associated with it, made from faience and limestone. Now at the Egyptian Museum, Cairo. -- source link
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