Name: Gaming Piece 9th-11th century Caliphal decrees prohibited the playing of chess (the pieces of which are customarily figural) for iconoclastic reasons as early as the eighth century. It is likely that chess pieces of the abstract type, such as those exhibited here, replaced the figural ones in order to circumvent those decrees.. Gaming Piece. 9th-11th century. Earthenware, glazed and green glass. Attributed to Western Islamic Lands. Gaming pieces - SuperStock
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Gaming Piece 9th-11th century Caliphal decrees prohibited the playing of chess (the pieces of which are customarily figural) for iconoclastic reasons as early as the eighth century. It is likely that chess pieces of the abstract type, such as those exhibited here, replaced the figural ones in order to circumvent those decrees.. Gaming Piece. 9th-11th century. Earthenware, glazed and green glass. Attributed to Western Islamic Lands. Gaming pieces

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