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| Keywords: Chessboard of Sigismund III Vasa.jpg Artwork en Chessboard of Sigismund III Vasa pl Szachownica Zygmunta III Wazy Amber ivory ebony sepiolite silver foil wood Kraków Institution Wawel Royal Castle en Made of 64 tiles of ebony and ivory Decorated with <br> inscriptions - OTII CAVSA “ DOMINO SVO “ SERVVS DEDICAT the domain of leisure - to his lord - servant dedicate and quotes from the Artis amatoriae liber III cartouches with the coat of arms of Sigismund III and with the arms and monogram of the donor H ieronim W oÅ‚owicz P odskarbi L itewski - Hieronim WoÅ‚owicz Treasurer of Lithuania figural reliefs - head of the Roman Emperor nymph Scacchis on the waves of the Seria River from a poem Scacchia Ludus written in Latin by Marcus Hieronymus Vida Object history ProvenanceEvent 1608 commission Hieronim WoÅ‚owicz Grand Treasurer of Lithuania ProvenanceEvent 1608 gift Sigismund III of Poland Hieronim WoÅ‚owicz ProvenanceEvent 1918 purchase Tadeusz Wierzejski Lwów ProvenanceEvent 1928 purchase Wawel Royal Castle http //www wawel krakow pl/pl/zdjecia/d1217 jpg www wawel krakow pl 1608 Unknown GdaÅ„sk Other versions PD-old-100 Crown Treasury of the Wawel Castle Mobilia from the Polish Vasa Collection Empty chessboards Amber in art Baroque ivory Ebony sepiolite | ||||
