A king from the Lewis chesspieces
Abstract
Chess-piece; walrus ivory; king with damaged sword on knees; crown with hatched band; back of throne decorated with three vertical panels containing trefoils, geometric interlace and undulating scroll design. Date: circa 1150-1175 AD Height: 97.28 millimetres Width: 54.49 millimetres Depth: 38.42 millimetres Made by Daniel Pett from 171 photographs taken with a Nikon D5100 (some by Florence Dassonville and Lucy Ellis.) COL: [MCM7485](http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?partId=1&objectId=402) Source: Objaverse 1.0 / Sketchfab
Fields of Study & Subjects
Eurasian Exchange Networks
Paleopathology and ancient diseases
Metallurgy and Cultural Artifacts
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
- Publication date
- 22 July 2026
- Language
- EN
- Document type
- Dataset