Chess Piece in the Form of a Bishop with Two Attendants, 1150–1200, Made in probably Trondheim, Norway, Scandinavian, Walrus ivory, Overall: 3 3/4 x 2 1/2 x 1 7/16 in. (9.6 x 6.3 x 3.6 cm), Ivories-Walrus, This twelfth-century ivory chess piece is carved in the form of an enthroned bishop who wears a miter, holds a crosier, and makes a gesture of blessing with two raised fingers. Two attendants crouch beside him, rendered on a much smaller scale to suggest lower status
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Chess Piece, Form, Bishop, Two Attendants, 1150–1200, Trondheim, Norway, Scandinavian, Walrus ivory, Overall, 3 3/4 x 2 1/2 1 7/16, 9.6 6.3 3.6 cm, Ivories-Walrus, twelfth-century, ivory, chess, piece, carved, form, enthroned bishop, wears, miter, holds, crosier, makes, gesture, blessing, two raised, fingers, attendants, crouch, beside, rendered, smaller scale, suggest lower, status
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