Early Chess Pieces from the Crossroads of Asia Copte in Athens and in the

in Athens and in the Demes In Court

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Early Chess Pieces from the Crossroads of Asia Copte in Athens and in theCes rares pices dchecs conserves offrent un aperu extraordinaire des cultures qui ont faonn les origines du jeu. Datant du VIIe au XIIe sicles et sculptes dans le bois, livoire et des pierres dures lumineuses, ces pices ne sont pas seulement les premiers tmoins dun passetemps universel, mais aussi de magnifiques uvres miniatures de sculpture figurative et abstraite. The game of chess originated in north India, but was taken up and developed by the