Pièce d'échec en ivoire: Raja ou Mantri, Inde du Nord, Rajasthan, XIXE siècle

décor sculpté et peint en polychromie, dignitaire assis sur les genoux dans un palanquin, installé sur un éléphant, la base disparue, les pattes refaites

The base is missing. old restoration to the feet. a few breaks with ships to ivory. the paint slightly worn mainly on the top elephant head. there is a figure missing placed behind the male figure. there is a side missing on the seat above the elephant.
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Chess : Chaturanga, from Sanskrit, meaning "four limbs". It refers to the four members of the Indian army: chariots, elephants, cavalry and infantry. The royal animal in India is the elephant. Then, most representations of the Raja and the Mantri (King and Minister) is an elephant. The turban of the figure seated is typically from Rajasthan