Label for gaming pieces. First Dynasty, Abydos, Tomb of Djer,

Ancient Egyptian culture from the 1st Dynasty

Label for gaming pieces. First Dynasty, Abydos, Tomb of Djer, BM (EA35525) Rectangular ebony label, pierced in the top right-hand corner. The front surface is incised with a design showing a tower with a crenellated top, almost certainly a representation of a game-piece, with faint traces of black paint in the outlines and red paint in the carving of the internal details. The top right-hand corner of the label has been broken and repaired. Length 41mm, width 48mm. photo credit Don Hitchcock 2015