Caption

Lewis chessmen, famous medieval chess pieces originally discovered on the Isle of Lewis, Scotland, UK

Date

Feb 06, 2026

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Ian Murray

Reference

BRK26B60_485

Model release

NA

Property release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

59.0Mb (2.7Mb) / 16.6in x 13.8in / 4985 x 4137 (300dpi)

Keywords

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