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Chess

Part of the collection: Orient

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Chess. Wooden square chessboard, folded inside, covered from the bottom with olive-brown material. The chessboard field is divided with thin metal sheets into squares filled with ivory tiles - white, yellow and brown, arranged alternately. The edges of the squares are decorated with a rhythmical geometric decoration with a delicate drawing, stained black. Chamfered edges of the chessboard, covered with rectangular bone slabs decorated with an engraved ornament of loosely scattered twigs. The ivory pieces, in number of 32, 16 in dark brown and 16 in white. Persia, 17th century.

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Dimensions

height: 1 cm, width: 22.3 cm

Object type

Orient

Material

wood, elephant bone

Creation time / dating

18th century

Owner

Castle Museum in Łańcut

Identification number

S.8090MŁ

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