 IAA Number: 2014-1588
 | Object's Name: Draughtsman (?), Handle (?) Engraved
Period: Early Islamic
Material: Bone
Site: (+) (1219/9); (1219/13); (1219/15)
Height: 6.5 cm
Description: A Gaming piece of handle made of carved and polished bone. The
article is composed of an upper part with a central ridge, a central
part decorated with three circles made by a lathe, and the base
similar to the upper part.
Part of the piece has been carved along its length, probably as part
of a secondary use. It is suggested that this gaming piece served as
a bishop in a chess set, of large size.
Bibliography: Hasson, R. 2006. Chess, In: Hasson. R. Court Amusements. Games, Sport and Pleasure in Islamic Art. Tel-Aviv, 97-101, p. 98.
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