Details
An Abstract ivory and cowrie shell chess set
Thai or Cambodian, early 19th century
dark and light browned stained pieces, knights carved as horses' heads, cowrie shells as pawns, other pieces of turned bulbus form (some cracks to ivory) -- king 1¾in. (4.5cm.)
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Thai or Cambodian, early 19th century
dark and light browned stained pieces, knights carved as horses' heads, cowrie shells as pawns, other pieces of turned bulbus form (some cracks to ivory) -- king 1¾in. (4.5cm.)
See Illustration
Literature
Michael Mark, Chessmen Practical and Ornamental, Illustration 63.