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Image Not Available for Board for the game of pegs and holes
Board for the game of pegs and holes
Image Not Available for Board for the game of pegs and holes

Board for the game of pegs and holes

about 2000–1500 B.C.
Medium/TechniqueLimestone; reproduction pegs
Dimensions4 x 13.4 x 28 cm (1 9/16 x 5 1/4 x 11 in.); Legacy dimension: L: 28 cm W: 13.4 cm H: 4 cm
Credit LineMorris and Louise Rosenthal Fund
Accession number1996.62
On View
On view
ClassificationsTools and equipment
ProvenanceSaid to come from Tyre, Lebanon [see note]. 1996, sold by Georges and Nadine Lotfi, Oceanide Ancient Art, New York and Geneva, to the MFA. (Accession Date: May 22, 1996)

NOTE: According to the dealer at the time of purchase.
Covered circular box , Shaker
Covered circular box , Shaker
1850-1900
Imitation of a Baule Face Mask
Imitation of a Baule Face Mask
Artist Unidentified
20th century
Group shot (L to R): 98.1018, 09.374, 11.2391
Pear-shaped mace head
3100–2630 B.C.
Gaming piece
Gaming piece
Mold for amulet
Mold for amulet
Box
Box
380–332 B.C.
Weaving weight
Weaving weight
Gaming die
Gaming die
332 B.C.–A.D. 364
Vase grinder
Vase grinder
3850–2960 B.C.
Spindle whorl or loom weight
Spindle whorl or loom weight
3100–2960 B.C.
Gold-beater's form
Gold-beater's form
305–30 B.C.
Mold for a heron or phoenix
Mold for a heron or phoenix
760–332 B.C.