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Chessmen, 12th century, (1843).Artist: Henry Shaw
Chessmen, 12th century, (1843). Chesspieces carved in bone. The one on the left, possibly made in Iceland, is a king with beard and plaits and low trefoil crown. The other is a rook, in the form of a foot soldier with a shield and sword. Illustration from Dresses and Decorations of the Middle Ages from the Seventh to the Seventeenth Centuries, by Henry Shaw, (London, 1843).
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AR931189
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Image
Purpose
Public
Size
4682px × 3377px
Photo Credit
HIP / Art Resource, NY
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12TH CENTURY
19th century
B&W
B/W
Black & White
Black and white
Board Game
Castle
Chess
chess piece
chessman
concept
country
game
h
HENRY
Henry Shaw
Iceland
Icelandic
king
LOCATION
Medieval
MONARCH
Monochrome
NINETEENTH CENTURY
PASTIME
People
Print Collector1
ROOK
royal
Royalty
Shaw
Shield
Soldier
soldiers
SOVEREIGN
Sword
SWORDS
The Print Collector
WARFARE
Wars
Weapon, Military
WEAPONRY
WEAPONS