[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Physical](https://indike.org/pramana/inp) › [Artefacts](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact) › [Victoria and Albert Museum, London](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam) › Chess piece # Chess piece A carved ivory chess piece in the form of an elephant and howdah containing a king with a servant seated behind him and four retainers on foot. - **Kind:** artefact - **Date:** 1500–1600 CE --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.is-86-1963](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.is-86-1963) · Pramāṇa