Chess Piece in the Form of a Knight, ca. 1510–30, Western European, possibly German or British, Ivory (elephant), L. 2 1/16 in. (5.2 cm); H. 1 13/16 in. (4.6 cm), Sculpture, This ivory chessman, the only survivor of an otherwise vanished set––nevertheless gives a good impression of a complete armor for both man and horse as worn throughout Europe during the early sixteenth century
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Chess Piece, Form, Knight, ca, 1510–30, Western European, German, British, Ivory, elephant, L, 2 1/16, 5.2 cm, H, 1 13/16, 4.6, Sculpture, ivory, chessman, survivor, otherwise vanished, set––nevertheless, gives, good impression, complete armor, man, horse, worn, Europe, early sixteenth, century
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