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Chess piece (Side)

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Subject
Secular.

Unknown location

S/n

Walrus ivory

Height: 80 mm

Knight riding on a monster with horns; knight in armour; spears; soldiers holding spears.

Unpublished.

Attribution
Unknown

Reverse
Carved in the round.

Comments
Inlaid substance in one of the eyes.

Provenance
Sotheby's, London, 9 July 2015, lot 22.

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