‘New addition’ to the Lewis chessmen

Sotheby’s believes it has found a missing piece from the Lewis chessmen hoard – the cache of 12th or 13th century walrus ivory carvings that chiefly resides in the British Museum.

The figure of a warder (or rook) was bought in 1964 in Edinburgh for £5 by an antiques dealer and …

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