Knuckle Bone
Object type: Game counter, knuckle bone
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: Early Dynastic Period
Dynasty: Dynasty 1
Reign: reign of Den?
Date: ca. 3100–2900 B.C.
Medium: Bone
Dimensions: L: 3.2 cm (1 1/4 in.); w: 2.1 cm (13/16 in.)
Geography: Possibly from|From  |  Egypt Northern Upper Egypt Abydos
Locale: Umm el-Qaab
Locus: Tomb of Den
Excavation: Egypt Exploration Fund excavations
Credit line: Gift of Egypt Exploration Fund, 1901
Accession year: 1901