Inv. 12395
Side 1: enthroned king; niche; crown.
Side 2: soldiers with shields; clerics.
Foliated decoration; foliated scrolls (rinceaux; interlace) issuing from the mouth of a monster.
Westwood 1876: Germany, 12th century.
Liebgott 1985: Scandinavia, 13th century.
Museum's opinion 2013: Scandinavia, 2nd half of the 13th century.
Attribution
Unknown
Reverse
Carved in the round.
Provenance
Acquired by the Nationalmuseet at Sommers Place Auction in 1852.
Bibliography
J. J. A. Worsaae, 'Nordiske Oldsager i det Kgl. Museum i Kjøbenhavn', in Aarbøger for nordisk Oldkyndighed og Historie (Copenhagen, 1859), p. 160, no. 560.
J. O. Westwood, Fictile Ivories in the South Kensington Museum (London, 1876), no. 810 ('73.299).
D. M. Lindell, Chessman (New York, 1937), p. 19.
H. and S. Wichmann, Chess: the Story of Chesspieces from Antiquity to Modern Times (New York, 1964), pp. 284-285.
N. K. Liebgott, Elfenben - fra Danmarks Middelalder (Copenhagen, 1985), p. 76.
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