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| Keywords: Scandinavian - Chess Rook - Walters 711157 - Back.jpg In medieval Scandinavia the chess rook took the form of a watchman with his back to a fence instead of a medieval castle watchtower In this example the watchman blows his horn to signal trouble holds a sword and is accompanied at either side by two smaller military figures with shields It bears the signature H on its base Six other examples from the same workshop have survived including a king a queen and three rooks now in collections in Paris Musée National du Moyen Age London British Museum and Copenhagen Royal Collection century 14 Medieval walrus ivory with brown stain cm 6 2 4 4 accession number 71 1157 9815 Found in London on the edge of the Thames at Puddle Dock Blackfriars 1962 Sale London Sotheby's April 9 1973 lot 14 Mrs John Hunt Dublin Walters Art Museum 1977 by purchase Museum purchase 1977 Signature Inscribed on base H place of origin Scandinavia Walters Art Museum license Medieval ivory in the Walters Art Museum Art of Scandinavia Chess rooks 14th-century chess | ||||
