Jerzy Sikora
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Pulp Fiction | 1994 | Winston Wolf ("The Wolf")
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One of the world’s earliest surviving chess sets ♟️ This nearly complete set dates to the 12th century and is believed to come from Nishapur, Iran. Made of molded and glazed stonepaste, the pieces take beautifully abstract forms: the shah (king) appears as a throne, the vizier as a smaller throne, the elephant with tusk-like projections, the horse marked by a triangular head, the chariot shaped as a rectangular block with a wedge on top, and the pawns as faceted hemispheres with small knobs. This set is now preserved at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
One of the world’s earliest surviving chess sets ♟️ This nearly complete set dates to the 12th century and is believed to come from Nishapur, Iran. Made of molded and glazed stonepaste, the pieces take beautifully abstract forms: the shah (king) appears as a throne, the vizier as a smaller throne, the elephant with tusk-like projections, the horse marked by a triangular head, the chariot shaped as a rectangular block with a wedge on top, and the pawns as faceted hemispheres with small knobs. This set is now preserved at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
One of the world’s earliest surviving chess sets ♟️ This nearly complete set dates to the 12th century and is believed to come from Nishapur, Iran. Made of molded and glazed stonepaste, the pieces take beautifully abstract forms: the shah (king) appears as a throne, the vizier as a smaller throne, the elephant with tusk-like projections, the horse marked by a triangular head, the chariot shaped as a rectangular block with a wedge on top, and the pawns as faceted hemispheres with small knobs. This set is now preserved at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Archaeology News :verified:
@archaeology@mstdn.social  ·  activity timestamp 2 days ago
One of the world’s earliest surviving chess sets ♟️ This nearly complete set dates to the 12th century and is believed to come from Nishapur, Iran. Made of molded and glazed stonepaste, the pieces take beautifully abstract forms: the shah (king) appears as a throne, the vizier as a smaller throne, the elephant with tusk-like projections, the horse marked by a triangular head, the chariot shaped as a rectangular block with a wedge on top, and the pawns as faceted hemispheres with small knobs. This set is now preserved at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
One of the world’s earliest surviving chess sets ♟️ This nearly complete set dates to the 12th century and is believed to come from Nishapur, Iran. Made of molded and glazed stonepaste, the pieces take beautifully abstract forms: the shah (king) appears as a throne, the vizier as a smaller throne, the elephant with tusk-like projections, the horse marked by a triangular head, the chariot shaped as a rectangular block with a wedge on top, and the pawns as faceted hemispheres with small knobs. This set is now preserved at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
One of the world’s earliest surviving chess sets ♟️ This nearly complete set dates to the 12th century and is believed to come from Nishapur, Iran. Made of molded and glazed stonepaste, the pieces take beautifully abstract forms: the shah (king) appears as a throne, the vizier as a smaller throne, the elephant with tusk-like projections, the horse marked by a triangular head, the chariot shaped as a rectangular block with a wedge on top, and the pawns as faceted hemispheres with small knobs. This set is now preserved at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Jerzy Sikora
@jsikora.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy  ·  activity timestamp 2 days ago
Pulp Fiction | 1994 | Winston Wolf ("The Wolf")
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