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Alternative Views:	$114.00 Category: Chess Sets Size: 16.25x16.25x2 (pieces 1.5 - 2.5"H) Item Type: chess set Material: bonded stone Weight (lbs): 11.6 lbs, ship wt: 13.6 lbs, ship box: 20x20x8 Stock Status: In Stock Availability: Usually Ships in 2 to 3 Business Days Product Code: C-011S

Description   Discovered in 1831 on the Isle of Lewis (largest island of the Outer Hebrides, Scotland), the Isle of Lewis Chess Set is one of the most remarkable artifacts from the medieval age. Their discovery was quite by accident when a sand bank receded and revealed them. Their precise history and provenance in unknown but the pieces exhibit a Scandinavian workmanship with interlocking animal and floral patterns and compact figures dating back to the mid to late 12th century. The originals are a beloved and unusual set carved from walrus ivory housed in both the British Museum and the National Museum in Edinburgh.   Features Category: Chess Sets Description: Isle of Lewis Celtic Chess Set (board & pieces) Item: C-011S Size: 16.25" sq. x 2"H (pieces 1.5 - 2.5"H) chess set, bonded stone Related Products... Stonehenge Isle of Lewis Celtic Chess (pieces only) Sun Cross Wall Relief - Small Celtic Cross of St. Patrick Wall Relief   $46.00 Add   $81.00 Add   $21.00 Add   $29.00 Add Pictish Cross Wall Relief High Celtic Cross of Muireadach Wall Relief Isle of Lewis Celtic Chess (board only) Gallen Priory Cross Wall Relief   $29.00 Add   $29.00 Add   $37.00 Add   $29.00 Add

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