game-piece
- Museum number
- 1928,1009.379.h
- Title
- Series: The Royal Game of Ur
- Description
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Gaming counter; white; shell; circular; five inlaid spots of lapis lazuli.
- Production date
- 2600BC
- Dimensions
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Diameter: 0.81 inches
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Thickness: 0.13 inches
- Location
- On display (G56/dc16)
- Exhibition history
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Exhibited:
2014-2015 13 Dec-15 Mar, National Palace Museum, Taipei, 'A History of the World in 100 Objects'
2014 23 Apr-01 Aug, Manarat Al Saadiyat, Abu Dhabi, 'A History of the World in 100 Objects'
2003 5 May-17 Aug, New York, Metropolitan Museum of Art, 'Art of the First Cities'
- Acquisition date
- 1928
- Department
- Middle East
- Registration number
- 1928,1009.379.h
- Additional IDs
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Excavation/small finds number: U.8632 (excavation number)