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Gaming Piece or Chess Piece, possibly a Pawn8th-11th century

Not on view
Tiny ancient glass vessel with trapezoidal body and round stopper, aquamarine and teal in color, surface covered with silvery mineral deposits from weathering

Unknown, Gaming Piece or Chess Piece, possibly a Pawn, 8th-11th century, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, The Madina Collection of Islamic Art, gift of Camilla Chandler Frost, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Gaming Piece or Chess Piece, possibly a Pawn
Place Made
Syria or Egypt
Date Made
8th-11th century
Medium
Glass, tooled
Dimensions
Height: 1 in. (2.54 cm)
Credit Line
The Madina Collection of Islamic Art, gift of Camilla Chandler Frost
Accession Number
M.2002.1.468
Classification
Glass
Collecting Area
Art of the Middle East: Islamic