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"Buzurgmihr Masters the Game of Chess", Folio from the First Small Shahnama (Book of Kings) by Abu'l Qasim Firdausi, The Metropolitan Museum of Art

"Buzurgmihr Masters the Game of Chess", Folio from the First Small Shahnama (Book of Kings)

Abu'l Qasim Firdausi (d. 1020)

ca. 1300–30 · Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper

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Mirror Case with a Couple Playing Chess by an unrecorded maker, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Mirror Case with a Couple Playing Chess

Unrecorded maker

1325–50 · Ivory, ivory

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"Buzurjmihr Masters the Game of Chess", Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings) by Abu'l Qasim Firdausi, The Metropolitan Museum of Art

"Buzurjmihr Masters the Game of Chess", Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings)

Abu'l Qasim Firdausi (d. 1020)

ca. 1330–40 · Ink, opaque watercolor, gold, and silver on paper

Cleared · Public Domain

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The wounded monkey bites the hand of the prince, his chessmate, in the presence of guests, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Fifth Night by Dasavanta, The Cleveland Museum of Art

The wounded monkey bites the hand of the prince, his chessmate, in the presence of guests, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Fifth Night

Dasavanta (d. 1584)

c. 1560 · Painting, gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper

Cleared · CC0

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The Chess Players by Liberale da Verona, The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Chess Players

Liberale da Verona (d. 1529)

ca. 1475 · Tempera on wood

Cleared · Public Domain

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Game Board by an unrecorded maker, The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Game Board

Unrecorded maker

15th century · Bone, wood, horn, stain and gilding over wood core with metal mounts

Cleared · Public Domain

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Chess and tric-trac game board by an unrecorded maker, The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Chess and tric-trac game board

Unrecorded maker

ca. 1550 · Wood, ivLoutre1!ory, bone, mother-of-pearl

Cleared · Public Domain

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"Buzurjmihr Masters the Hindu Game of Chess", Folio 639v from the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp by Abu'l Qasim Firdausi, The Metropolitan Museum of Art

"Buzurjmihr Masters the Hindu Game of Chess", Folio 639v from the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp

Abu'l Qasim Firdausi (d. 1020)

ca. 1530–35 · Opaque watercolor, ink, silver, and gold on paper

Cleared · Public Domain

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Chess and backgammon game board by Georg Schreiber, The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Chess and backgammon game board

Georg Schreiber (d. 1643)

17th century · Amber, ivory, brass, gold foil, ebony

Cleared · Public Domain

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A Game at Chess by James Bretherton, The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A Game at Chess

James Bretherton (d. 1799)

1780 · Etching and drypoint

Cleared · Public Domain

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Chess set by an unrecorded maker, The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Chess set

Unrecorded maker

late 18th–early 19th century · Walnut, ivory, wood

Cleared · Public Domain

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The Chess Players by Antoine-François-Jean Claudet, The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Chess Players

Antoine-François-Jean Claudet (d. 1867)

ca. 1845 · Salted paper print from paper negative

Cleared · Public Domain

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