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Checkerboard with sixteen checkers
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Forty pieces for chess, backgammon, draughts and Nine Men's Morris
Checkerboard with sixteen checkers
German
late 17th or early 18th century
Object Place: Europe, Germany
Medium/Technique
Amber, gold foil
Dimensions
Overall: 33cm (13in.)
Other (Minimum; Board): 33cm (13in.)
Other (Minimum; Board): 33cm (13in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of William Arnold Buffum
Accession Number02.220b-ee
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsTools and equipment – Recreational
DescriptionBoard made of amber of different colors combined with engraved and carved ivory; inside arranged for backgammon. Eight checkers of clear amber, eight of opaque.