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POSSIBLY CEYLONESE, 19TH CENTURY
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A CARVED BONE CHESS SET
POSSIBLY CEYLONESE, 19TH CENTURY
One side stained, the kings and queens both carved wearing pendants around their necks, the bishops as advisors, knights as crocodiles surmounted by figures, the rooks as turrets, the pawns as warriors bearing daggers, replacement bases
The king -- 4in. (10cm.) high; the pawn -- 4 1/8in. (10.5cm.) high
POSSIBLY CEYLONESE, 19TH CENTURY
One side stained, the kings and queens both carved wearing pendants around their necks, the bishops as advisors, knights as crocodiles surmounted by figures, the rooks as turrets, the pawns as warriors bearing daggers, replacement bases
The king -- 4in. (10cm.) high; the pawn -- 4 1/8in. (10.5cm.) high
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