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Iranian elephant chess piece. Iraq, Persia or Central Asia, 7th - 8th century.
Museum für Islamische Kunst der Staatlichen Museen zu Berlin I. 75/62



Spielstein (Sonderform)
7./8. Jahrhundert
Herkunft (Allgemein): Iran (Land)
Herkunft (Allgemein): Irak (Land)
Herkunft (Allgemein): Usbekistan (Land)
Herkunft (Allgemein): Turkmenistan (Land)
Herkunft (Allgemein): Tadschikistan (Land)
Herkunft (Allgemein): Kirgisistan (Land)
Herkunft (Allgemein): Kasachstan (Land)
Elfenbein, geschnitzt, geritzt
Höhe: 5,7 cm
Breite: 4,8 cm
Tiefe: 2,1 cm
Ident.Nr. I. 75/62
Sammlung: Museum für Islamische Kunst
Description: Vollständig erhaltene Schachfigur aus Elfenbein. Der Spielstein zeigt einen Elefanten mit einem Krieger (?) in der Sänfte und einem kleineren Treiber oberhalb des Elefantenhaupts. Ähnliche Schachfiguren wurden während der Grabungen in Afrasiyab in der Nähe von Samarkand gefunden und datieren wahrscheinlich in das 7. – 8. Jahrhundert


Playing piece (special form)
Dating: 7th - 8th century
Origin (general): Iran (Country)
Origin (general): Iraq (Country)
Origin (general): Uzbekistan (Country)
Origin (general): Turkmenistan (Country)
Origin (general): Tajikistan (Country)
Origin (general): Kyrgyzstan (Country)
Origin (general): Kazakhstan (Country)
Ivory, carved, engraved
Height: 5.7 cm
Width: 4.8 cm
Depth: 2.1 cm
ID No. I. 75/62
Collection: Museum of Islamic Art
© Photo: Museum of Islamic Art of the National Museums in Berlin - Prussian Cultural Possessions
Photographer: Johannes Kramer
Description: Completely preserved ivory chess piece. The playing piece shows an elephant with a warrior (?) in the howdah and a smaller mahout above the elephant's head. Similar chess pieces were found during the excavations in Afrasiyab near Samarkand and probably date from the 7th - 8th centuries



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