Chess-piece
BackDescription:
Chess piece, made of ivory, carved and incised with ring and dot ornament; possibly a king or queen.
Object type: | chess-piece |
Museum number: | 1856,0612.4 |
Culture/period: | Fatimid dynasty |
Date: | 10thC-11thC |
Production place: | Made in: Egypt (?)~Made in: Sicily (?) |
Materials: | ivory |
Technique: | incised, carved |
Dimensions: | Height: 3.90 cm Diameter: 3.60 cm |
Location: | 19 |
Exhibition history: | Exhibited: 2016, 28 Apr-21 Aug, BM Sicily exhibition 2012 - 2013 28 Nov - 18 Mar, Paris, Musee National du Moyen Age, 'Jeux de la Babylone antique a l'occident medieval' |
Acquisition names: | Purchased from: John Webb |
Acquisition date: | 1856 |
Curator's comments:
Previously egarded as 8th century.
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