Karanis / Dice Box Bottom / Ivory

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Record Details

Object Identifier: 0000.00.3329
Object Name: Dice Box Bottom
Lot: University of michigan excavation (Karanis)
Collections: Kelsey Permanent Artifact Collections
Object Type: Gaming pieces
Materials: Ivory
Height: .6 cm
Pierced: no
Inscribed: no
Full Artifact Description: Round piece of ivory, probably bottom of dice box. Resembles spindle whorl. Hole in center incompletely bored with depression surrounding it. Flat rim chipped in several places, yellowed.
Unit Grid Number: 0148
Component/Room: 00J
Area: R
Verbatim Provenance: Egypt
Verbatim Site: Karanis
Production Site: site
Countermark: no
Type Category: Ceramic

Technical Details

Collection: Kelsey Museum of Archaeology Art & Artifact Collection
Record: 0000.00.3329
Link to this Item: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/k/kelsey/x-0000.00.3329/0000_00_3329

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Full citation: "Karanis; Dice Box Bottom; Ivory." In the digital collection Kelsey Museum of Archaeology Art & Artifact Collection. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/k/kelsey/x-0000.00.3329/0000_00_3329. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 03, 2024.