I will await further discoveries wih interest.
This speculative article, is intended as an experiment into the different ways Picasa can be used. I have borrowed heavily from other texts for pictures, which will be fully credited. If anyone objects I will take down the offending pictures immediately. alandewey@hotmail.co.uk
This is mammoth, the cross hatching is less than 90 degrees. Even without that clue, the shrinkage and mineralisation would be enough to give a clue to the great age of these objects.
No shambling ape made these beautiful objects. 30,000 years B.C. Pictures from. A History of Invention, by Trevor I Williams. ISBN 0-316-72704-0
Lot 225 in bonhams 13 May 2008, £228.
For these early pieces, I've borrowed heavily from I.M.Linder, The Art of Chess Pieces. ISBN. 5-7588-0386-3 Buy It!
lot 230, (middle) £348.
Archer St. Clair,Carving as Craft. 1st, to 4th. c A.D. ISBN. 0-8018-7261-8 These games pieces are for Patchisi, (Ludo) It is clear that "race" games like Backgammon and Ludo preceeded strategy games like chess.
Early Precision Compound Machine from Ancient China Peter J. Lu 771 to 475 B. C.
I.M.L.
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From, CHESS an Illustrated History By, Raymond Keene. ISBN 0-7148-2590-5
R.K.
R.K. Game board , 2000B.C.
There was some discussion about the authenticity of some of the pieces in this sale. I think the price of this one tells the tale.
