New Kingdom Game Board with Spool and Cone Game Pieces with Archaic Period Lioness and Dog Game Pieces in the Foreground Egypt (Abydos) Faience

Egyptians enjoyed playing board games, especially senet, or "passing". During the 18th Dynasty the game acquired religious significance, which transformed it into a simulation of the soul's journey through the underworld to achieve immortality. Throw sticks, much like dice, determined a player's moves, and winning required both skill and luck. This senet game board of 30 squares required 14 game pieces, like the spool and cone-shaped pieces. This faience board is from the New Kingdom 19th-20th Dynasty 1307-1070 BCE and the Late New Kingdom - Third Intermediate Period 18th-21st Dynasty, 1550-712 BCE

The two ivory game pieces in the foreground are much older, from the Archaic Period 1st - 2nd Dynasty 3100-2900 BCE

Photographed at the Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, Maryland.

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Taken on: May 21, 2015

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Camera: Panasonic DMC-FZ150, f/3.2, 1/15 sec, 8.7mm, ISO 800 (more info) (hide info)

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