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Checkerboard with sixteen checkers
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Gameboard
Checkerboard with sixteen checkers
German
late 17th or early 18th century
Object Place: Europe, Germany
Medium/Technique
Amber, mounted on wood, ivory
Dimensions
Overall: 33cm (13in.)
Other (Minimum; Board): 33cm (13in.)
Other (Minimum; Board): 33cm (13in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of William Arnold Buffum
Accession Number02.220a
NOT ON VIEW
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.
The board opens into two halves, allowing it to be used for different games including chess, backgammon, draughts and Nine Men's Morris, a strategy board game which emerged from the Roman Empire.
The board opens into two halves, allowing it to be used for different games including chess, backgammon, draughts and Nine Men's Morris, a strategy board game which emerged from the Roman Empire.