Douze pièces de jeu d'échecs ou de chaupara Lot n° 30

A set of twelve chess or chaupara pieces of bone, ivory, and wood, India, probably Sind, Mansura, 9th-11th century. Made of bone, ivory and wood, in various shapes, with carved or incised decoration. D. at base 2.9 to 3.5 cm / H. 1.5 to 4.2 cm. Provenance : Public sale, France, Collection of M. de Wilde (1929-2019). Bibliography: Published in R. de Wilde, Poids, Balances et Pions des Civilisations Anciennes, 2017, p. 261, 263 and 266, then attributed to Ayyubid Syria. Oeuvres comparables / Similar Works : British museum, London, inv. nos. 1857.11.18.55-63. from excavations by Bellasis in 1855 at Mansura, the Muslim city built near the ancient city of Brahmanabad, present-day Hyderabad, Pakistan, published by A. Contadini, fig 56 and p. 142. Al-Sabah Collection, Kuwait, 9-11th century, East Iranian region, cf. D. Freeman Fahid, 2018, cat. N°20 & 27.