Reproduction
dice
[nb-NO]Description[nb-NO]
Cubical limestone dice with hieroglyphic names of gods deeply incised (some in partial base relief) into each of the six faces: Osiris, Horus, Isis, Nepthys, Hathor and Hor-Duat; surface polished by handling.
[nb-NO]Documentation[nb-NO]
- William Matthew Flinders Petrie, Objects of Daily Use, 57, pl. XLIX.233
- Gertud Platz-Horster, Antike Polyeder: Vom Spiel mit Form und Zahl im Ptolemäischen Ägypten zum Kleinod im Römischen Europa
Ptolemaic Period
[nb-NO]Material[nb-NO]
[nb-NO]Dimensions[nb-NO]
length: 3.4 cms
width: 3.2 cms
height: 3.3 cms
weight: 62.99 gms
[nb-NO]Object number[nb-NO]
LDUCE-UC38176
Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology
