Game of Hounds and Jackals
Object type: Game box, hounds and jackals, Reniseneb
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: Middle Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 12
Reign: reign of Amenemhat IV
Date: ca. 1814–1805 B.C.
Medium: Ebony, ivory
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 in); Th. 0.3 cm (1/8 in)
Hound pins: H. 6 cm (2 3/8 in.) to 6.8 cm (2 11/16 in.)
Geography: From    Egypt Upper Egypt, Thebes Asasif, Birabi
Locale: pit tomb CC 25
Locus: debris
Excavation: Carnarvon/Carter excavations, 1910
Credit line: Purchase, Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1926 (26.7.1287a-k); Gift of Lord Carnarvon, 2012 (2012.508)
Accession year: 1926
Tags: Animals|Games|Jackals|Dogs