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Game of Hounds and Jackals
ca. 1814–1805 B.C.
- Medium
- Ebony, ivory
- Classification
- Game box, hounds and jackals, Reniseneb
- Dimensions
- 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: 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…
- Culture
- Egypt
- Museum
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Egyptian Art
- Credit line
- Purchase, Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1926 (26.7.1287a-k); Gift of Lord Carnarvon, 2012 (2012.508)
- Rights
- Public domain (Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
- Who can see it
- Tweens profiles and older: its subjects are known and suit older children. How works are placed
