Gothic Ivories Project | Chess piece (Front)

Chess piece (Front)

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Subject
Secular.

Repository Institution
natmus.dk

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Copenhagen, Nationalmuseet

Inv. D12638

Walrus ivory

Height: 47mm
Width: 29mm

Seated king with sceptre; throne.

Museum's opinion 2013: Iceland, 14th-15th century.

Attribution
Unknown

Reverse
Carved in the round.

Object Condition
Very worn.

Provenance
Found at Juelsberg manor, Funen. Purchased by the Nationalmuseet from antique dealer Madsen, Hyskensstræde, Copenhagen in 1935.

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