Games of the Ancient World
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Channel: The Met
Views: 612,165
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Keywords: Met, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Islamic Art, Ancient Near Eastern Art, Middle Eastern Art, Charles K. Wilkinson
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Length: 135min 29sec (8129 seconds)
Published: Fri Mar 09 2012
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How ironic to come across this, I just finished it a couple minutes ago. Great lecture.
Like Spilt Milk: How Ancient Board Games Were Disseminated Irving Finkel Assistant Keeper, Department of the Middle East, The British Museum board games have been found dating back to 8000BC and are found in every well defined culture on earth. How did they spread and what makes games successful? Also beware of red herrings!
Between Play and Rebirth: The Game of Hounds and Jackals Anne-Elizabeth Dunn-Vaturi Hagop Kevorkian Research Associate, Department of Ancient Near Eastern Art, MMA detailed description and history of an ancient egyptian game which was popular throughout the ancient world.
Moves in the Abstract: Chess Pieces of the Middle East Anna Contadini Reader in the Art and Archaeology of Islam, Department of the History of Art and Archaeology, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London early chess pieces were often figurative and elaborate, but abstract sets also existed. What forms did they take and when and where did abstract pieces develop?
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