Playing piece

Description

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

Museum reference

H.NS 92

Object name

Playing piece

Production information

Scotland, Northern Europe

Date

16th century

Materials

Bone

Physical description

Good, some chips to the rim, discoloured.

Associations

Rhum, Inverness-shire, Scotland, Northern Europe

Exhibitions

• Lewis Chessmen: Unmasked (21 May 2010 - 12 Sep 2011)
  National Museum of Scotland
  Aberdeen Art Gallery
  Shetland Museum and Archives
  Museum nan Eilean

• Angels, Nobles and Unicorns: Art and Patronage in Medieval Scotland (12 Aug 1982 - 26 Sep 1982)
  Royal Museum of Scotland

References

Glenn, Virginia, Romanesque & Gothic: Decorative Metalwork and Ivory Carvings in the Museum of Scotland, NMSE Publishing, Edinburgh, 2003

Caldwell, D.H. (ed). Angels Nobles and Unicorns: Art and Patronage in Medieval Scotland. Edinburgh: NMS, 1982

On display

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