Publication Date
Fifth and sixth centuries AH / eleventh and twelfth centuries AD
Publication Place
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Museum of the Islamic Serf (MIA)
Subject
Ivory, pigment, gilding; Carving, incision, painting, inlay, gilding
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
الارتفاع:8.5 القطر:7.6 العمق:-
Library
Museum With No Frontiers
Library Asset ID
IV.5.1998
Record ID
object;EPM;qt;Mus21;16;ar
Library Location
Museum of the Islamic Serf (MIA)
Date
Fifth and sixth centuries AH / eleventh and twelfth centuries AD
Notes
This is an elephant chess piece represented in the abstract with two short tusks - this piece must have been part of a large and expensive collection. Chess is a popular game that quickly spread from India to all parts of the Islamic world. At that time, chess was played exclusively in royal courts and noble circles, and as a result, pieces were often made of rare and precious materials such as ivory.
Sample Text
Tara Desjardins “Chess Piece” in Explore Islamic Art Collections. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;EPM;qt;Mus21;16;ar
