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Summary
This ivory mirror back shows a couple playing chess, a game symbolic of a young man's battle to win his lady's heart. The scene is surrounded by a ten-lobed frame adorned with masks and four crouched dragons fill the four corners.
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artwork
14th century carved ivory mirror cases
carved ivory mirror cases in the walters art museum
german art in the walters art museum
german carved ivory mirror cases
wambolt von umstadt family
walters art museum
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Date
1300 - 1399
Source
Walters Art Museum
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