CHARLEMAGNE'S IVORY CHESSMAN 



INDIAN ART. UNDER THE BASE IS ENGRAVED THE NAME OF THE CARVER, YUSUF AL-NAHILI. 

 ONE OF A SET GIVEN TO CHARLEMAGNE BY THE KHALIF HAROUN AL-RASHID. FORMERLY IN 

 THE ABBEY OF ST. DENIS. FULL SIZE. 



NOW IN THE BIBLIOTHEQUE NATIONALS 



BASE OF CHESSMAN BEAR- 

 ING SIGNATURE OF THE ARA- 

 BIC IVORY CARVER. | DIAM. 



