Inv. D620
Knight on horseback holding a spear; knight in armour; soldiers with crossbows.
Liebgott 1985 and Museum's opinion 2013: Germany, mid 15th century.
Attribution
Unknown
Reverse
Carved in the round.
Object Condition
Very damaged from having been buried.
Missing: part of the knight's helmet, shoulder and arms; some of the figures of soldiers at the sides.
Provenance
Found at Kirsten Bernikowsstræde in Copenhagen in 1870.
Bibliography
D. M. Lindell, Chessman (New York, 1937), p. 132.
H. and S. Wichmann, Chess: the Story of Chesspieces from Antiquity to Modern Times (New York, 1964), p. 288-289.
N. K. Liebgott, Elfenben - fra Danmarks Middelalder (Copenhagen, 1985), p. 81, fig. 76.
K. R. Pedersen, 'Identifikation og datering af middelalderlige skakbrikker fra Skandinavien', in Anno Domini, 8 (2002), p. 13.
P. Williamson and G. Davies, Medieval Ivory Carvings 1200-1550 (London, 2014), in relation to no. 247.
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