9780714113470

The Lewis Chessmen

Format: Paperback

ISBN13: 9780714113470

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The ivory carvings discovered in 1831 on the Isle of Lewis form the largest and finest group of chessmen to have survived. All the pieces are carved in morse ivory, that is, the tusks of the walrus, and are brilliant examples of 12th century design.

ISBN-13

9780714113470

ISBN-10

0714113476

Format

Paperback

Pages

16 pages

Publisher

British Museum Press

Published On

2000-08-01



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