A 900-year-old chess piece was identified after missing for ... The artifact was carved from walrus ivory during the 12th century and comes from the Viking era. A total of 93 pieces were ...

The most famous chess pieces in the world were carved from walrus ivory during the Middle Ages, but much of their history is still unknown. The Lewis Chessmen are the most important chess pieces ...

The walrus ivory and whale teeth chess pieces were likely carved by Norwegian artisans between 1150 and 1200 Courtesy of Sotheby's Madden’s account, as detailed in a blog post by the ...

How many of you have ivory jewelry, chess pieces, figurines or piano keys and don't have a clue how to clean them? We looked at several sources in researching how to care for ivory, and here are a ...

The chessman is a king on horseback made out of walrus ivory. It was probably made in Germany or Scandinavia and is one of the finest chessmen of medieval date found in England. The loss of such a ...

While chess sets remain the core of his business ... when it was also known for its ivory jewellery. After India banned the ivory trade in 1997, artisans shifted to working with wood.

Trondheim was one of the great centres for carving walrus ivory, and the style of the Lewis Chessmen is very close to pieces made there. We know that similar chess pieces have also been found in ...

Jacob Kastrenakes is The Verge’s executive editor. He has covered tech, policy, and online creators for over a decade. Google has released a new chess website that puts one fun twist on the game ...