Lewis chessmen
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lewis-chessmen-175-4111480
title:
Lewis chessmen
text:
The Lewis chessmen or Uig chessmen, named after the island or the bay where they were found, are a group of distinctive 12th century chess pieces, along with other game pieces, most of which are carved from walrus ivory. Discovered in 1831 on Lewis in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland, they may constitute some of the few complete, surviving medieval chess sets, although it is not clear if a single complete period-accurate set can be assembled from the pieces. When found, the hoard contained 94 obje
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encyclopedia
description:
Group of 12th-century chess pieces
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lewis_chessmen
date created:
2002-08-13T14:00:49Z
date modified:
2024-09-03T14:02:33Z
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