Tuesday, February 22, 2011

Geese of Meidum-inspired Senet box

Here's our latest box, inspired by artwork from the Mastaba of Nefermaat, from the 4th Dynasty (2613 to 2494 BC) of Egypt's Old Kingdom.  The Geese of Meidum is considered a masterpiece of Egyptian art.  The medium of the original was probably albumen (egg white) or vegetable gum on plaster.  Ours is egg tempera, so the techniques are closely related.  This box is now one of our favorites.  Now we just need to make a gameboard worthy of the box.




Here's the original, from the Mastaba itself.

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