The Lewis Chessmen, (Norwegian?) Finish:Rolled 'Anglo-Gallic salutations in London -

'Anglo-Gallic salutations in London - or Practice makes perfect -'

beside a table bearing lighted candles

A man and his dog stop to rest in the foreground

ancient Chinese philosopher

originally developed in Ancient Egypt

The Lewis Chessmen, (Norwegian?) Finish:Rolled 'Anglo-Gallic salutations in London -The Lewis Chessmen, (Norwegian?), c1150 c1200, (c1920). Nine ivory chess pieces from a collection of ninety three found at Uig on the Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides, Scotland. The pieces consist of elaborately worked walrus ivory and whales' teeth in the forms of seated kings and queens, mitred bishops, knights on their mounts, standing warders and pawns in the shape of obelisks. A board large enough to hold all the pieces would have measured 82