Among the many treasures of the al-Sabah Collection, Kuwait, are
hundreds of chess and other games pieces dating from the 7th to the
19th centuries ce. Intricately crafted in a rich variety of
materials, including ivory, wood, ceramic, glass, jade and agate,
these tiny objects are of enormous historical and artistic
significance. They not only mark the evolution of familiar games
into their modern forms, but also evoke the imperial palaces,
military camps and herders' tents in which they were played over
many centuries, from the Sasanian period through the Islamic era in
Central Asia, Iran, present-day Iraq and northern India. The chess
pieces include both early figural sets and the more abstract forms
that later became popular throughout the Islamic world. Dice,
pachesi sets and a medieval Arabic treatise on chess complete the
collection.
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