Title: Chess Piece, King
Object type: Chess piece
Date: 9th–12th century
Medium: Alabaster; carved, painted
Dimensions: H. 2 3/16 in. (5.6 cm)
W. 1 3/4 in. (4.5 cm)
L. 1 11/16 in. (4.3 cm)
Classification: Gaming pieces
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1940
Geography: Excavated in Nishapur   Iran      
Department: Islamic Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Chess