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Description: | A red rook made of carved ivory and stained a pinkish-red, supported on a pedestal with a circular base and revolving concentric ball in the mid-section. The rook is in the form of an elephant, with a flat side, that has a decorative carving depicted a intricate textile. On the top of the elephant is a seated figure with crossed arms and a cylindrical tower with a flag coming out the top. There is some fading of the pigment on the tower.
caption: General view of whole of Horniman Museum object no 99.114xxiv | Publisher: | http://www.horniman.ac.uk/ | Rights holder: | Horniman Museum and Gardens | Subjects: | chess pieces ivory Family and Home pigment | Source: | Horniman Museum | Identifier: | oai:oai.horniman.ac.uk:object-133745 | Go to resource |
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