chess-piece
- Museum number
- 1856,0612.3
- Description
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Chess-piece; ivory; carved on all sides; queen, wearing mantle and crown and holding sceptre, sitting on throne with high crenellated back; figure holding vessel on left, armed man holding spear on right.
- Production date
- 14thC-15thC
- Dimensions
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Height: 57 millimetres
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Weight: 66.60 grammes
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Width: 40 millimetres
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Depth: 15 millimetres
- Location
- Not on display
- Exhibition history
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Exhibited:
2018 - 2019 8 Jun - 20 Jan, Ottawa, Canadian Museum of History, Medieval Europe
2017 11 Jul – 22 Oct, Spain, CaixaForum Zaragoza, Medieval Europe.
2017 9 Mar – 18 Jun, Spain, CaixaForum Barcelona, Medieval Europe,
2016 - 2017 19 Oct – 5 Feb, Spain, CaixaForum Madrid, Medieval Europe,
2015 - 2016 11 Dec- 10 Apr, Australia, Brisbane, Queensland Museum, Medieval Europe, power and legacy.
1994 06 Jun-08 Jul, Norwich, Sainsbury Centre for Visula Arts, Go! An Exhibition on the History of Boardgames.
- Condition
- One pinnacle on back of throne missing; crack running diagonally down right side of object through figure holding spear and queen's lap, either a very deep crack or this has come off and been re-attached.
- Acquisition date
- 1856
- Department
- Britain, Europe and Prehistory
- Registration number
- 1856,0612.3