Game Boxes and Accessories from Tut'ankhamun's Tomb

ISBN-13:	9780900416347
Publisher:	Peeters Publishing
Publication date:	12/31/1982
Series:	Tut'ankhamun's Tomb , #7
Pages:	86
Product dimensions:	8.27(w) x 11.69(h) x 0.02(d)

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.