Ancient Egyptian dice from Saqqara

Oblong bone dice. With the numbers one to six marked on the six faces of the dice with concentric circles.

Ancient Egyptian dice from Saqqara

Object details

  • Reference: BOLMG:1971.36.A
  • Material: bone
  • Excavator: W.B. Emery
  • Object name: dice
  • Dimensions: Length: 20mm , Width: 17mm , Depth: 15mm
  • Site: Saqqara
  • Latitude: 29.871111
  • Longitude: 31.216389