Description
Vingt-neuf dés
A set of 29 bone ivory, ebony, lapis lazulis gaming dices, Near East, India, China, from 10th to 19th century. Bone, ebony, lapis lazuli, ivory, engraved with circles and dots, formerly inlaid. Dim. 0.7 x 0.7 to 2 x 2 cm. Bibliography : Published in R. de Wilde, Poids, Balances et Pions des Civilisations Anciennes, 2017, p.249 and reproduced on p. 280 and 282. Provenance: Public sale, France, Collection of M. de Wilde. Oeuvres comparables / Similar works For similar examples, see D. Freeman Fahid, Chess and other Games Pieces from Islamic Lands (The al-Sabah Collection), 2018, p. 255.
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