Elephant of Yusuf al-Bahili

The elephant of Yūsuf al-Bāhilī, known as the Chessman of Charlemagne[1] or Eléphant de Charlemagne,[2] is an ivory sculpture, possibly part of a chess set and probably carved in Sindh in the 9th century AD. It has been in Paris since at least the 16th century.

  1. ^ Flood 2011, p. 377.
  2. ^ Avisseau-Broustet 2022.