Chess Piece, Pawn 9th-12th century This chess piece was excavated at Nishapur, Iran, at the site of Sabz Pushana thriving residential neighborhood throughout the 9th and 12th centuries. Made from glazed pottery, the formal elements of this object, such as its eight-sided base, elongated domical shape, and the small knob on its top (which no longer remains), suggest that it likely functioned as a pawn. It is one of many objects excavated at Nishapur, Iran in 1939 and was acquired by the Museum through a division of finds with the Iranian government.. Chess Piece, Pawn. 9th-12th century. Earthenware; molded, pale blue glaze. Excavated in Iran, Nishapur. Gaming pieces

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Chess Piece, Pawn 9th-12th century This chess piece was excavated at Nishapur, Iran, at the site of Sabz Pushana thriving residential neighborhood throughout the 9th and 12th centuries. Made from glazed pottery, the formal elements of this object, such as its eight-sided base, elongated domical shape, and the small knob on its top (which no longer remains), suggest that it likely functioned as a pawn. It is one of many objects excavated at Nishapur, Iran in 1939 and was acquired by the Museum through a division of finds with the Iranian government.. Chess Piece, Pawn. 9th-12th century. Earthenware; molded, pale blue glaze. Excavated in Iran, Nishapur. Gaming pieces

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