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Bishop Chess Piece Walrus ivory, 9.6 x 6.3 x 3.6 cm, Scandinavian (Norway?), 1150–1200 The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York |
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| Chess in Europe introduced the bishop in the 12th century, replacing the elephant of Islamic tradition, a change that reflected the mediaeval reality that bishops often accompanied armies. The smaller figures on this figure probably represent ceremonial attendants, including a tonsured Reader holding the Bishop’s book and possibly a Precentor holding a staff and cupping his ear.. |
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