Publication Date
Approximately 936-956 AH / approximately 1530-1550 AD
Publication Place
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Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Subject
Wood inlaid internally with ivory, ebony and silver
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
وهي مغلقة : 45.72 ×34.29 × 2 1/8 سموهي مفتوحة : 46.36 × 67.95 ×2.54 سم
Library
Museum With No Frontiers
Library Asset ID
M.2007.100
Record ID
object;EPM;us;Mus21;18;ar
Library Location
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Date
Approximately 936-956 AH / approximately 1530-1550 AD
Notes
Luxury wooden pieces - furniture and furnishings, as well as architectural elements and inlays with precious materials such as ivory, ebony, silver, gold, mother-of-pearl and turquoise mother-of-pearl, were produced in limited quantities for the Ottoman courts starting in the sixteenth century. This rare and exquisite game board from the first half of the tenth/sixteenth century from the collection of the Los Angeles Museum of Art gives a wonderful example of this medium. When opened, it produces dice inlaid with ivory and ebony with silver and fine mosaic details, and when closed. It offers two other playing opportunities, including a chess board inlaid with ivory and ebony.
Sample Text
“Board games” within Discover the collections of Islamic art. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;EPM;us;Mus21;18;ar
