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English: Some of the Lewis Chessmen, on a modern chessboard. Found on the Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, but thought to have been made in Scandinavia (probably Norway), about AD 1150-1200. British Museum.
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British Museum reference 1831,1101.91 etc.
Detailed description Some of the Lewis Chessmen, on a modern chessboard. Found on the Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, but thought to have been made in Scandinavia (probably Norway), about AD 1150-1200.
Size Height: 4.0 – 10.3 cm
Location G40/dc5

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