Game Piece (?)

Predynastic Period–Old Kingdom

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This tear-drop-shaped object may have been used as a game piece for mehen, an ancient Egyptian game that was played from prehistoric times until the end of the Old Kingdom. A more common game pieces for this game were marble made of different colors of stone to differentiate the pieces of each player.

Game Piece (?), Travertine (Egyptian alabaster)

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10.176.99d, 10.176.99e

Game Piece (?), Travertine (Egyptian alabaster)
Game Piece (?), Travertine (Egyptian alabaster)
Game Piece (?), Travertine (Egyptian alabaster)

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