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Jet chessmen from Warrington

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The item is a proof or cutting from Archaeological Journal (see Bibliography).The woodcut shows two jet chessmen found at Warrington in the course of excavations in 1852-3. They are thought to be a pawn and a knight, perhaps of Scandinavian origin and Anglo-Saxon date.
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Title: Jet chessmen from Warrington
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The item is a proof or cutting from Archaeological Journal (see Bibliography).
The woodcut shows two jet chessmen found at Warrington in the course of excavations in 1852-3.
They are thought to be a pawn and a knight, perhaps of Scandinavian origin and Anglo-Saxon date.

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