Ivory Lions Board Game Pieces of Mehen

These six board game pieces were associated with a game called ‘Mehen’ coil, because it was played on a circular limestone board that took the form of a coiled snake, its skin divided into squares. Three playing pieces represent recumbent lions, and three recumbent lionesses. 

Ivory Board Game Pieces
Ivory Board Game Pieces
Ivory Board Game Pieces
Ivory Board Game Pieces

From Qift ‘Coptos’. Early Dynastic Period, 1st Dynasty, ca. 3100-2890 BC. Now in the Egyptian Museum, Cairo. JE 44918 A-F