Game Piece

B16972B

From: Iraq | Ur

Curatorial Section: Near Eastern

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Object Number B16972B
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Iraq | Ur
Section Near Eastern
Materials Shell | Lapis Lazuli
Description

Number five face of a die. Cracked into three pieces. White substance in lower left divit, missing from other divits.

CBS Register: three square pieces for gaming board. 2 lapis, 1 limestone. inlaid with 5 dots. with sketch.

Height 0.3 cm
Length 2.7 cm
Credit Line British Museum/University Museum Expedition to Ur, Iraq, 1927
Other Number U.9320 - Field No SF

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