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Artwork description:
The Lewis chessmen or Uig chessmen, named after the bay where they were found, are a group of distinctive 12th-century chess pieces, along with other game pieces, most of which are carved from walrus ivory. Discovered in 1831 on Lewis in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland, they may constitute some of the few complete, surviving medieval chess sets, although it is not clear if a set as originally made can be assembled from the pieces. When found, the hoard contained 93 artefacts - 78 chess pieces, 14 tablemen and one belt buckle. Today, 82 pieces are owned and usually exhibited by the British Museum in London, and the remaining 11 are at the National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh.
Materials used:
Giclée print using pigment inks on Hahnemühle Baryta FB paper.
Tags:
#the chessman #lewis chessman #scotland #isle of harris and lewis #outer herbrides #sea stacksThe Chessman - Isle of Lewis (2018)
Photograph
by Stephen Hodgetts Photography
14 Artist Reviews
£95
- Photograph on Paper
- From a limited edition of 25
- Size: 42.01 x 29.69cm (unframed) / 25 x 35cm (actual image size)
- Signed and numbered on the front
- Style: Photorealistic
- Subject: Landscapes, sea and sky
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Artwork description
The Lewis chessmen or Uig chessmen, named after the bay where they were found, are a group of distinctive 12th-century chess pieces, along with other game pieces, most of which are carved from walrus ivory. Discovered in 1831 on Lewis in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland, they may constitute some of the few complete, surviving medieval chess sets, although it is not clear if a set as originally made can be assembled from the pieces. When found, the hoard contained 93 artefacts - 78 chess pieces, 14 tablemen and one belt buckle. Today, 82 pieces are owned and usually exhibited by the British Museum in London, and the remaining 11 are at the National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh.
Materials used:
Giclée print using pigment inks on Hahnemühle Baryta FB paper.
Tags:
#the chessman #lewis chessman #scotland #isle of harris and lewis #outer herbrides #sea stacks
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