Discovered in 1831 on the Isle of Lewis (largest island of the Outer
Hebrides, Scotland), the Isle of Lewis Chess Set is one of the most
remarkable artifacts from the medieval age.  Their discovery was
quite by accident when a sand bank receded and revealed them. Their
precise history and provenance in unknown but the pieces exhibit a
Scandinavian workmanship with interlocking animal and floral patterns
and compact figures dating back to the mid to late 12th century. The
originals are a beloved and unusual set carved from walrus ivory
housed in both the British Museum and the National Museum in Edinburgh.

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