A bishop from the Lewis chessmen

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The British Museum
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Sketchfab
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Release Date
2017-03-08
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CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

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Chess-piece; walrus ivory; bishop; standing; wearing cope with stole and mitre with infulae; holding crozier and book. Date: circa 1150-1175 AD Height: 97 millimetres Length: 33 millimetres Width: 50 millimetres Weight: 178.6 grains COL: [MCM5441](http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?partId=1&objectId=418) Created by Daniel Pett from 103 photographs taken with a Nikon D5100. A rushed scan just before gallery opening. This needs a little bit of extra work as the two chunks are slightly misaligned.