IDENTIFIERS ----------- id: 57103 accession number: E.GA.2688.1943 DATE AUDIT ---------- created: Saturday 6 August 2011 updated: Friday 18 July 2025 DESCRIPTIVE DATA ---------------- object type: gamepiece, jackal head object type: Long carved round 'stick' surmounted with a jackal head (with wig). The other end has broken off, but likely would have tapered to a fine point. This is a gaming piece used in a game known as 'Hounds and Jackals' ('Shen'), and would have sat in a board with 58 holes. Although this example is made from wood, other peg examples are known from materials such as silver, gold, and ivory such as an example from a 12th Dynasty tomb (MMA 26.7.1287a–k). Such games are known to have been deposited in tombs. This is the largest example of the three jackal-headed pieces in the tray, and bears the finest carved detail. title: game piece LICENSING --------- text license status: CC0 image license status: CC-BY-NC-SA OWNERSHIP --------- instutition: The Fitzwilliam Museum department: Antiquities STABLE URL ---------- url: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/57103 CATEGORIES ------ category: games equipment DATING ------ DIMENSIONS ---------- dimension: Height units: cm value: 26.5 dimension: Width units: cm value: 1.9