Fayoum / knucklebone / Serpentine / Steatite
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Record Details
- Object Identifier
- 0000.00.3207
- Object Name
- knucklebone
- Lot
- Askren, David
- Collections
- Kelsey Permanent Artifact Collections
- Object Type
- Gaming pieces
- Length
- 1.8 cm
- Width
- 2.0 cm
- Height
- 3.4 xm
- Weight
- 25g
- Inscribed
- 161
- Full Artifact Description
- The piece is a relief of a kneeling man with a reclining woman kissing on one side. There is an indistinguishable figure on the opposite side. The piece is well-cared in that it resembles a knucklebone in most details.
- Subjects
- Erotic scene
- Verbatim Provenance
- Egypt
- Verbatim Site
- Fayoum
- Countermark
- 161
- Exhibition Title
- Animals in the Kelsey: An Undergraduate Exhibit of Animals in the Ancient World
- Archaeologies of Childhood: The First Years of Life in Roman Egypt
- Exhibition Curator
- Alcock, Susan
- Wilfong, Terry
- Exhibition Year
- 2003
- Type Category
- 30
Technical Details
- Image Size
- 2272 x 1704
- File Size
- 138 KB
- Record
- 0000.00.3207
- Link to this Item
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https://quod.lib.umich.edu/k/kelsey/x-0000.00.3207/0000_00_3207p01.tif
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https://quod.lib.umich.edu/cgi/i/image/api/manifest/kelsey:0000.00.3207:0000_00_3207P01.TIF
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"Fayoum; knucklebone; Serpentine; Steatite." In the digital collection Kelsey Museum of Archaeology Art & Artifact Collection. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/k/kelsey/x-0000.00.3207/0000_00_3207p01.tif. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 16, 2024.