Spool-Shaped Gaming Piece, Tomb of Neferkhawet
Object type: Game piece, spool, burial 8
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: New Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 18, early
Reign: reign of Thutmose I–early sole Thutmose III
Date: ca. 1504–1447 B.C.
Medium: Faience
Dimensions: H. 1.5 cm (9/16 in.); Diam. 2 cm (13/16 in.)
Geography: From    Egypt Upper Egypt, Thebes Asasif
Locale: Tomb of Neferkhawet (MMA 729), east chamber
Locus: Burial VIII, inside coffin
Excavation: MMA excavations, 1934–35
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1935
Accession year: 1935
Tags: Games