A rare part chess-set, Samanid, Nishapur, 10th-11th century or earlier

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A rare part chess-set, Samanid, Nishapur, 10th-11th century or earlier. Comprising sixteen pieces composed of ivory, the Kings and Queens as stylised 'animal' figures, the knights and rooks also in stylised form, the small pawns of abstract form with little ball-head terminals.