The Game of Kings: Medieval Ivory Chessmen from the Isle of Lewis November 15, 2011-April 22, 2012
About the Exhibit, at The Cloisters:
1. Chess Piece in the Form of a King, ca. 1150–1200
Scandinavian, probably Norway, found on the Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides, Scotland,
1831
Walrus Ivory
H. 4 1/16 in. (10.3 cm)
The British Museum, London (1831,1101.78)
Image: © The Trustees of the British Museum. All rights reserved.
2. Chess Piece in the Form of a King (reverse), ca. 1150–1200
Scandinavian, probably Norway, found on the Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides, Scotland,
1831
Walrus Ivory
H. 4 1/16 in. (10.3 cm)
The British Museum, London (1831,1101.78)
Image: © The Trustees of the British Museum. All rights reserved.
3.Chess Piece in the Form of a Queen, ca. 1150–1200
Scandinavian, probably Norway, found on the Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides, Scotland,
1831
Walrus Ivory
H. 3 3/4 in. (9.6 cm)
The British Museum, London (1831,1101.84)
Image: © The Trustees of the British Museum. All rights reserved.
4. Chess Piece in the Form of a Bishop, ca. 1150–1200
Scandinavian, probably Norway, found on the Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides, Scotland,
1831
Walrus Ivory
H. 3 5/16 in. (8.4 cm)
The British Museum, London (1831,1101.93)
Image: © The Trustees of the British Museum. All rights reserved.
5. Chess Piece in the Form of a Knight, ca. 1150–1200
Scandinavian, probably Norway, found on the Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides, Scotland,
1831
Walrus Ivory
H. 2 7/8 in. (7.3 cm)
The British Museum, London (1831,1101.102)
Image: © The Trustees of the British Museum. All rights reserved.
6. Chess Piece in the Form of a Berserker, ca. 1150–1200
Scandinavian, probably Norway, found on the Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides, Scotland,
1831
Walrus ivory
H. 3 3/8 in. (8.5 cm)
The British Museum, London (1831,1101.124)
Image: © The Trustees of the British Museum. All rights reserved.
7. Chess Piece in the Form of a Pawn, ca. 1150–1200
Scandinavian, probably Norway, found on the Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides, Scotland,
1831
Walrus ivory
H. 2 in. (5.1 cm)
The British Museum, London (1831,1101.127)
Image: © The Trustees of the British Museum. All rights reserved.
