20 Square (Tjau) board and pieces

This picture shows one of our 20-Square (Tjau) boards, with prototype game pieces and a set of knucklebones for dice.  The pieces were sculpted in clay and then cast in resin; we'll probably create molds to easily create complete sets for each game board.

Tjau boards were well known during the same time as Senet, and could be often found on the opposite side of Senet boards.  This particular set has a Senet board on the flip side of the lid.

Knucklebones

Hand-carved knucklebones.  In addition to throwing sticks, the ancient Egyptians used knuckbones (early dice, from  a bone in the ankle of a sheep).  We carved these from pine using a picture of King Tut's ivory Senet board set as a guide.