Parchisi

18264

From: Persia

Curatorial Section: Near Eastern

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Object Title Parchisi
Object Number 18264
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Persian
Provenience Persia
Date Made 1850-1890
Section Near Eastern
Materials Wood | Glass
Technique Painted | Gilded
Iconography Parchisi | Rosette | Female Face
Description

Four separate but interlocking pieces; join to form X shape. Woman's face covered with glass at finial of each arm. Squares decorated with rosettes and 2 women's faces per arm.

Credit Line Gift of Mrs. Sarah (William D.) Frishmuth, 1894

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