Two of the Lewis Chessmen currently on display at the National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh. Discovered in 1831 on a beach at Uig on the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides, the chessmen date to the late 12th or early 13th century. 📸 My own. #FindsFriday #LewisChessmen

Look at at the faces on these chess figures! Carved out of walrus ivory and whale teeth, probably around 1200 AD, they were discovered on the island of Lewis in Scotland in 1830 and originated most likely from Norway (medieval Norse era).

My own, last week, #BritishMuseum, London
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A poem about one of the chessmen found on the Isle of Lewis in Scotland

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