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Lewis chess pieces redisplayed to allow visitors ‘in the round’ view
One of the 11 pieces – a bishop – is displayed ... The hoard discovered on Lewis contained 93 gaming pieces in total, from at ...
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Episode 61 - Lewis Chessmen
The Lewis chess pieces were discovered in 1831 ... gives us a crucial insight into the society that made it. It's the bishop, who in medieval Europe was one of the great powers of the state ...