Chess Piece, Pawn

Unknown Artist

12th century

Chess Piece, Pawn by Unknown Artist

Medium

Earthenware; glazed

Dimensions

Largest piece (King): H. 2 in. (5.1 cm) Diam. 2 1/8 in. (5.4 cm) Small piece (Pawn): H. 1 5/16 in. (3.3 cm) Diam. 1 1/8 in. (2.9 cm)

Classification

Gaming pieces

Department

Islamic Art

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Pfeiffer Fund, 1971

Accession Number

1971.193r

Tags

ChessGames

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