Sujet

Part of gaming board for "hneftafl". Chessmen.

Légende

Part of gaming board for "hneftalfl", a game of siege already popular in the Viking Age. Chessmen of baked clay, 15th century. Dice made of walrus tusk, wooden chessman (King). Historical Museum, Oslo, Norway.

Date

1754

Crédit

Photo12/UIG/PHAS

Notre référence

UMG20B41_459

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

27,3Mo (1,1Mo) / 40,0cm x 17,1cm / 4724 x 2023 (300dpi)

Mots clés

15th century art baked Chessmen clay dice European game historic Historical Museum history king medieval Middle Ages Museum Nordics Norway norwegian object Oslo Scandinavia Scandinavian siege tusk Viking Age walrus