Inv. 10211
Enthroned bishop with mitre, book and crozier; hanging purse.
Liebgott 1985: Scandinavia, 13th century.
Museum's opinion 2013: Scandinavia, 13th century.
Attribution
Unknown
Reverse
Carved in the round.
Object Condition
Missing: upper part of the mitre.
Face very worn. Precious stones or coloured glass probably were fitted in the eye sockets.
Provenance
Found at the Riserup vicarage, Falster island, in 1848.
Bibliography
J. J. A. Worsaae, 'Nordiske Oldsager i det Kgl. Museum i Kjøbenhavn', in Aarbøger for nordisk Oldkyndighed og Historie (Copenhagen, 1859), p. 150, no. 561.
D. M. Lindell, Chessman (New York, 1937), p. 131, pl. on p. 19.
H. and S. Wichmann, Chess: the Story of Chesspieces from Antiquity to Modern Times (New York, 1964), p. 285.
N. K. Liebgott, Elfenben - fra Danmarks Middelalder (Copenhagen, 1985), pp. 81-82, fig. 77.
Pièces d'Échecs, exhibition catalogue, Paris, Bibliothèque Nationale (Cabinet des médailes et antiques), 7 June - 30 September 1990, no. 1.
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