Game-Boxes and Accessories from the Tomb of Tut’ankhamun

By (author) J. Tait

Book cover: Game-Boxes and Accessories from the Tomb of Tut’ankhamun

Extent: 86 pages

Publisher: Peeters Publishers

Subjects: Ancient Egypt

Series: Griffith Institute Publications

Series volume number: 7

Language: English

Hardback (Out of print)

(December 1982)

ISBN: 9780900416347

Price: $32.00

Out of stock

This fascicle covers the gaming material found in the tomb, namely the gameboxes and the playing pieces, the sets of casting-sticks, and the knuckle-bones. The several items are fully described in the catalogue, with individual comments on matters of interest, and there is a general discussion concerning the method of play. The plates incorporate Burton’s original photographs, photographs made by the author, drawings of some construction details, and copies of all the inscriptions.

  • By (author) J. Tait