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Chess piece
Chess piece
Artist/Maker
Date9th-10th century
MediumCarved animal bone
DimensionsOverall: 5 × 5 3/4 × 2 in. (12.7 × 14.6 × 5.1 cm)
Credit LineGift of Hugh Jamison, Class of 1941
Object number2023.10.92
On view
DescriptionCarved figure of a person wearing a crown and robe decorated with faces or skulls along front. According to donor paperwork, this was a bishop piece from a Medieval chess set.
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