SPECIAL OFFER: Pack Ancient Egypt Games - Hounds and Chackals & order Senet

The pack contains two board games handmade in wood that are inspired by real games found in Ancient Egypt:

SENET
The Senet, invented in ancient Egypt, is one of the oldest games known. This board game made ​​of wood by hand is inspired by the Senet of Amenhotep III (fourteenth century BC) which is now on permanent display at the Brooklyn Museum in New York. A more modern reference to the game Senet is in the American show Lost where, in the sixth season, Jacob character plays a game with a Senet board located on the beach. SIZE: 30 x 11 x 6 cm


HOUNDS AND JACKALS
Board game from the Ancient Egypt made in wood. Ten carved ivory pegs order, with heads resembling five hounds and five jackals, were excavated from a tomb at Thebes by Howard Carter in the 1900's. The original ivory board with its game pieces was discovered as a complete set. The rectangular playing surface, with rounded top, measured six inches long and three inches wide. The animal headed pegs were contained in a drawer underneath; locked by an ivory bolt. Dating back to around 2000BC, the game was a splendid find, and now rests in the Metropolitan Museum of New York. SIZE: 30x13x7 cm