THE MOORS IN SPAIN (VIII CENTURY) SET
THE MOORS IN SPAIN (VIII CENTURY) SET
€7.450,00
Product code: K822CS
Unique Chess Set, made in Bronze by lost wax process tecnique, finished using Real Gold 24 Karat.Each piece is signed by the Sculptor.The Chess Board is made in Onix and Bronze with a frame in bronze and real gold. Between the VII and the VIII century. a.D. the Arab empire experienced the period of its maximum expansion: the conquest of the western territories was started at the time of the first caliphs, managing to occupy the entire northern Egyptian-Libyan region. After a few years of stasis, the expansion resumed in the second half of the seventh century. and managed to reach the Atlantic. In 711, with the expedition to Spain, the Arabs succeeded in overthrowing the kingdom of the Visigoths and, from here, they proceeded from victory to victory towards southern Gaul. Their desire for conquest was, however, arrested in the battle of Poitiers by Charles Martel, who, in 732, thus succeeded in averting the immanent danger of Muslim dominance for the West.
KING: ht cm 12,3 - CHESSBOARD: cm 53x53x12 - cm 5,6
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Unique Chess Set, made in Bronze by lost wax process tecnique, finished using Real Gold 24 Karat.Each piece is signed by the Sculptor.The Chess Board is made in Onix and Bronze with a frame in bronze and real gold. Between the VII and the VIII century. a.D. the Arab empire experienced the period of its maximum expansion: the conquest of the western territories was started at the time of the first caliphs, managing to occupy the entire northern Egyptian-Libyan region. After a few years of stasis, the expansion resumed in the second half of the seventh century. and managed to reach the Atlantic. In 711, with the expedition to Spain, the Arabs succeeded in overthrowing the kingdom of the Visigoths and, from here, they proceeded from victory to victory towards southern Gaul. Their desire for conquest was, however, arrested in the battle of Poitiers by Charles Martel, who, in 732, thus succeeded in averting the immanent danger of Muslim dominance for the West.
KING: ht cm 12,3 - CHESSBOARD: cm 53x53x12 - cm 5,6
Article made to order.
For info conact our Customer Service
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