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Chess Piece in the Form of a Knight, ca. 1250, Made in probably London, England, British, Walrus ivory, Overall: 3 1/16 x 2 9/16 x 1 3/8 in. (7.8 x 6.5 x 3.5 cm), Ivories-Walrus, Board games, especially chess, were integral to medieval courtly culture, as they were regarded as essential to honing tactical skills for the battlefield. Chess pieces fashioned for aristocratic households reflect the chivalric ideals embedded in the game.
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Chess Piece in the Form of a Knight, ca. 1250, Made in probably London, England, British, Walrus ivory, Overall: 3 1/16 x 2 9/16 x 1 3/8 in. (7.8 x 6.5 x 3.5 cm), Ivories-Walrus, Board games, especially chess, were integral to medieval courtly culture, as they were regarded as essential to honing tactical skills for the battlefield. Chess pieces fashioned for aristocratic households reflect the chivalric ideals embedded in the game
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Album / quintlox
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Image size:
2827 x 3536 px | 28.6 MB
Print size:
23.9 x 29.9 cm | 9.4 x 11.8 in (300 dpi)
Keywords:
1250 • 3 1/16 X 2 9/16 1 3/8 • 7.8 6.5 3.5 CM • ARISTOCRATIC HOUSEHOLDS • BATTLEFIELD • BOARD GAMES • BRITISH • CHESS FIGURE • CHESS PIECE • CHESS • CHEVALIER • CHIVALRIC IDEALS • CITY OF LONDON • COVERALL • CULTURE • EMBEDDED • ENGLAND'S • ENGLAND • ENGLISH • ESSENTIAL • FASHIONED • FORM • GAME • GENTLEMAN • GENTLEMEN • GREAT BRITAIN • HONING TACTICAL • HORSEMAN • INTEGRAL • IVORIES-WALRUS • JUMPSUIT • KNIGHT • KNIGHTS • LONDON • LONDON. • MEDIEVAL COURTLY • OVERALL • PIÈCES • REFLECT • REGARDED • RIDER • SKILLS • WALRUS IVORY • ÇA
