Inv. D511
Enthroned king; four smaller figures; foliated decoration.
Liebgott 1985 and Museum's opinion 2013: Scandinavia, 14th century.
Attribution
Unknown
Reverse
Carved in the round.
Object Condition
Very worn. Chipped around the base.
Provenance
Found at Vordingborg, Sealand. Purchased by the museum in 1869 from gunsmith Schmidt.
Bibliography
D. M. Liddell, Chessmen (London, 1938), ill. between pp. 18 and 19.
N. K. Liebgott, Elfenben - fra Danmarks Middelalder (Copenhagen, 1985), pp. 78-79, fig. 72.
P. Williamson and G. Davies, Medieval Ivory Carvings 1200-1550 (London, 2014), in relation to no. 247.
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