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Unknown1300/1499

Benaki Museum of Islamic Art

Benaki Museum of Islamic Art
Athens, Greece

Chessboard with ivory inlay. Chess originated in India, and became known in the Arab countries via Iran as early as the 9th century. Specialised treatises and manuscript miniatures reveal the popularity of the game in the Islamic world. Egypt, 14th-15th century. W. 47,7 cm. (ΓΕ_10033).

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