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Record 1 2013-10-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Board Games
  • Collection Items (Museums and Heritage)
DEF

One of the pieces used in playing chess.

CONT

Each player has 16 chessmen at the start of the game: 1 king, 1 queen, 2 rooks (or castles), 2 knights, 2 bishops, and 8 pawns.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Jeux sur plateaux
  • Objets de collection (Muséologie et Patrimoine)
CONT

Lot de 32 pièces de jeu d'échecs en verre. Avec quatre tours, quatre cavaliers, quatre fous, deux rois, deux reines et seize pions.

Spanish

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