Chess pieces: 32 red and white ivory pieces without board., Complete number of pieces of a chess game. Sixteen cut ivory pieces that have been made red with a dyestuff: these are so-called 'pagan' pieces. The king has a devilish face. The sixteen white pieces are grouped around a cross-bearing king and queen. The towers have the shape of elephants with a tower with a flag on the back, the horses are horsemen with a lance in hand and the pawns are soldiers with halberds. All pieces stand on an oval base, including a sphere with embossed flower vines, a round base under the sphere. Various protr

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Photo credit: © Gibon Art / Alamy / Afripics
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