Game_of_Hounds_and_Jackals_MET_DP264105.jpg

Summary

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Title
English: Game of Hounds and Jackals
Description
English: Game box, hounds and jackals, Reniseneb
Date
English: circa 1814
date QS:P571,+1814-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
–1805 B.C.
  • Period: Middle Kingdom
  • Dynasty: Dynasty 12
  • Reign: reign of Amenemhat IV
Medium
English: Ebony, ivory
Dimensions
English: Board: H. 6.8 cm (2 11/16 in.); W. 10.1 cm (4 in.); D. 15.6 cm (6 1/8 in.); Average height with pins: H. 14 cm (5 1/2 in.); Jackal pins: H. 7 cm (2 3/4 in.) to 8.5 cm (3 3/8 in.) Bottom (2012.508): L. 12.9 cm (5 1/16 in); W. 7.4 cm (2 15/16 in); Th. 0.3 cm (1/8 in) Hound pins: H. 6 cm (2 3/8 in.) to 6.8 cm (2 11/16 in.)
institution QS:P195,Q160236
Current location
Egyptian Art
Accession number
26.7.1287a–k
Place of discovery
English: From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Asasif, Birabi, pit tomb CC 25, debris, Carnarvon/Carter excavations, 1910
Credit line
English: Purchase, Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1926 (26.7.1287a-k); Gift of Lord Carnarvon, 2012 (2012.508)
Source/Photographer

https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/543867

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Game of Hounds and Jackals (MET, 26.7.1287a–k)

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Game of Hounds and Jackals