There appear to be four sets of Lewis Chessmen from the hoard of 93 gaming pieces, made up of kings, queens, bishops, knights, warders and pawns. The National Museums Scotland has 11 of these pieces on permanent display.
To find out more about some of the individual pieces, click on the images below. And you can zoom in on three of the chessmen to see them in close up detail here.
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Chess pieces on board and Queen and Bishop Lewis Chessmen from National Museums Scotland.
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