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Chess piece

3D model of a chess piece. The original, made of bone, was found in the rubbish dump by the entrance to the monastery kitchen. While the oldest known references to chess are from the 6th century CE (AD), clergymen are thought to have brought the game to Iceland shortly after Christianity was adopted around the year 1000. Gaming objects such as these are frequently found in archaeological excavatio…

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Skaberen

  • 3D digitisation was done by Catherine Cassidy and Iain Oliver with archaeological assistance provided by Skúli Gunnarsson.

Emne

  • Cultural Heritage & History
  • chess piece
  • archaeological objects
  • game equipment
  • Spielstein
  • Artefakt

Type af genstand

  • 3D