Inv. D16
Bishop on horseback; bishop's right hand in the mouth of a dragon; mitre; shield.
Liebgott 1985: North-western Europe, c. 1200.
Museum's opinion 2013: North-western Europe, c. 1200.
Attribution
Unknown
Reverse
Carved in the round.
Provenance
Found at Silkegade, Copenhagen. Gift of the architect Ingemann in 1866.
Bibliography
D. M. Lindell, Chessman (New York, 1937), p. 19.
H. and S. Wichmann, Chess: the Story of Chesspieces from Antiquity to Modern Times (New York, 1964), p. 284.
F. Lindahl, 'Spillelidenskab', in Hikuin 6 (1980), p. 159.
N. K. Liebgott, Elfenben - fra Danmarks Middelalder (Copenhagen, 1985), p. 82.
P. Grinder-Hansen, Nationalmuseets vejledninger, Danmarks middelalder og Renæssance (Copenhagen, 2002), p. 79.
K. R. Pedersen, 'Identifikation og datering af middelalderlige skakbrikker fra Skandinavien', in Anno Domini, 8 (2002), p. 15.
P. Grinder-Hansen, 'Skakspil', in Europa mødern verden (Copenhagen, 2012), p. 141.
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