Playing piece made of cetacean bone, found in a cave on the east side of the island of Rhum, Inverness-shire

Roundel of claystone, possibly a playing piece, with circular fret-like pattern, from Scatness

Roundel of claystone, possibly a playing piece, ornamented with rectangles and crossed by oblique lines, from Scatness

Conical bone playing piece with tall projection, possibly a king piece, from Ness Broch, Caithness, 1000 - 1200 AD

Ox phalanx with incised Pictish symbols, possibly a playing piece or king piece, from Burrian, 500 - 800 AD

Pawn-shaped playing piece of cetacean bone from Sandwick Bay

Set of sixteen white quartz pebbles used as playing pieces, from Jarlshof, 1050 - 1200 AD

Set of seven white quartz pebbles used as playing pieces, from Jarlshof

Decorated draughtsman-like piece of cetacean bone from Freswick, 1000 - 1300 AD

Playing piece of dark blue faience with a tall flaring base and a pointed top: Ancient Egyptian, New Kingdom, c.1550-1069 BC

Circular bone playing piece carved with a grotesque figure holding its tail over its shoulder, found under the stone flooring of the hall at Dalcross Castle, Inverness-shire