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Chess piece (Side)

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Subject
Secular.

Repository Institution
natmus.dk

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Copenhagen, Nationalmuseet

Inv. D7891

Walrus ivory

Height: 93mm
Width: 66mm
Depth: 32mm

Knight on horseback; knight in full armour; spear; shield with interlace; sword.

Liebgott 1985: Scandinavia, c. 1300.
Museum's opinion 2013: Scandinavia, c. 1300.

Attribution
Unknown

Reverse
Carved in the round.

Object Condition
Worn. Chipped around the base.

Provenance
Found at Rønningesøgård manor, Fynen. Obtained by the Nationalmuseet through an exchange with the Danish Kunstindustrimuseum in 1911.

Bibliography
N. K. Liebgott, Elfenben - fra Danmarks Middelalder (Copenhagen, 1985), p. 79, fig. 73.

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