Die
1914.05.0164
Detailed Images
Basic Information
| Artifact Identification | Die (1914.05.0164) |
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| Classification/ Nomenclature |
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| Artist/Maker | Unknown |
| Geographic Location | |
| Period | N/A |
| Date | 2nd - 6th century |
| Culture | Egyptian |
| Location | On Exhibitin the Egypt exhibit |
Physical Analysis
| Dimension 1 (Height) | 0.7 cm |
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| Dimension 2 (Width) | 0.7 cm |
| Dimension 3 (Depth) | 0.6 cm |
| Weight | 1 g |
| Measuring Remarks | N/A |
| Materials | Animal--Tooth--Ivory |
| Manufacturing Processes | Carved |
Research Remarks
| Description | "Like catalogue number 142, these roughly cubical dice, two large and two small, are incised with dotted circles to mark the value of each surface. See Martin, pp. 42-43, fig. 59; Stryzgowski, pl. XX, 8944; and Petrie, 1927, pl. XLIX for similar examples."--Eunice Dauterman Maguire, Henry Maguire and Maggie J. Duncan-Flowers, Art and Holy Powers in the Early Christian House (Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1989), 227. |
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| Published Description | Under Review |
| Bibliography | James, T.G.H. Excavating in Egypt: The Egypt Exploration Society 1882-1982. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1982. |
Artifact History
| Credit Line/Dedication | Egypt Exploration Society |
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| Reproduction | no |
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