Ivory

Place of OriginEgypt, Akhetaten (modern Tell el-Amarna)

Date18th Dynasty (1550-1292 BCE), about 1350 BCE

Dimensions2 3/8 in. (6 cm)

MediumIvory

ClassificationUtilitarian Objects

Credit LineGift of the Egypt Exploration Society

Object number

1925.743

Not on View

DescriptionFrom Amarna.

Label TextThis carved ivory object, possibly a die or gaming piece, was excavated in 1923–1924 at Amarna, the capital city built by Pharaoh Akhenaten. It was recovered by the Egypt Exploration Society and distributed to the Toledo Museum of Art through the EES’s formal division of finds. Small utilitarian items like this offer glimpses into everyday life in the ancient city, from domestic activities to entertainment within Amarna’s elite and residential households.Exhibition HistoryToledo Museum of Art, The Egypt Experience: Secrets of the Tomb, October 29, 2010-January 8, 2012.