NMSLewisChessmen6_(taller_crop).jpg

Summary

Object

Lewis chessmen

Title

Lewis chessmen

Object type

sculpture series / archaeological find

Date

12 ^th century

Medium

ivory

Collection

British Museum

	Native name	British Museum
	Location	London
	Coordinates	51° 31′ 10″ N, 0° 07′ 37″ W
	Established	1753
	Website	www.britishmuseum.org
	Authority file	: Q6373 VIAF : 134857252 ISNI : 0000000123428817 ULAN : 500125180 LCCN : n79107735 NLA : 35022119 WorldCat

National Museum of Scotland

	Native name	National Museum of Scotland
	Parent institution	WikiProject Scotland's Accused Witches
	Location	Chambers Street, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
	Coordinates	55° 56′ 49″ N, 3° 11′ 24″ W
	Established	1998
	Website	http://www.nms.ac.uk/our_museums/national_museum.aspx
	Authority file	: Q1633842 VIAF : 159357186 ISNI : 000000012114292X LCCN : no2012076235 GND : 1088828108 J9U : 987007349240005171 WorldCat

Place of discovery

Isle of Lewis

Object history

1833: discovered ( Isle of Lewis )

References

Catalogue of the ivory carvings of the Christian era with examples of Mohammedan art and carvings in bone in the Department of British and Mediaeval Antiquities and Ethnography of the British Museum , pp. 63−73, 324−344

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H.NS 29: Chessman or chess piece, warder or rook as a berserker, wearing an aketon, biting the top of his shield with sword raised and helmet on head, standing, of walrus ivory, found in an underground chamber in the parish of Uig, Lewis in 1831: Scandinavian, late 12th century

Source

National Museums Scotland

Author

National Museums Scotland

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