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Court Games Box Containing a Complete Set of Games Tokens with a View of the Town of Eger under Siege in 1647

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Court Games Box Containing a Complete Set of Games Tokens with a View of the Town of Eger under Siege in 1647
ArtistBohemian, 1603–1664
CultureBohemian
Titles
  • Court Games Box Containing a Complete Set of Games Tokens with a View of the Town of Eger under Siege in 1647
Datec. 1650
MediumVarious native woods in relief intarsia
DimensionsOpen: 2 3/16 × 39 × 18 13/16 in. (5.5 × 99 × 47.8 cm)
 Closed: 4 × 19 × 18 13/16 in. (10.2 × 48.2 × 47.8 cm)
Credit LineSarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation, Houston
Object numberBF.2023.9.A,.B
Non exposé

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Department
Sarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation
Object Type
Provenance Research Ongoing Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
The face of fourteen of the light tokens are inscribed in black ink with the names of rulers: MAX: / MAX: / SIG: / CAR: / CARO: / ALB: / FER: / MAT: / FRI: / RVD: / FERD: / FERD II / FERD III / RVP:
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