Lewis chessmen

Summary

Lewis chessmen is a sculpture series^[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of sculpture_series entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (566 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Lewis chessmen is in the country of United Kingdom^[3].
• Lewis chessmen's image is recorded as NMSLewisChessmen28.jpg^[4].
• Lewis chessmen's instance of is recorded as sculpture series^[5].
• Lewis chessmen's instance of is recorded as archaeological find^[6].
• Lewis chessmen's owned by is recorded as British Museum^[7].
• Isle of Lewis is named after Lewis chessmen^[8].
• Lewis chessmen's depicts is recorded as chess piece^[9].
• Lewis chessmen's made from material is recorded as ivory^[10].
• Lewis chessmen's location of discovery is recorded as Isle of Lewis^[11].
• Lewis chessmen's collection is recorded as National Museum of Scotland^[12].
• Lewis chessmen's collection is recorded as British Museum^[13].
• Lewis chessmen's location is recorded as National Museum of Scotland^[14].
• Lewis chessmen's location is recorded as British Museum^[15].
• Lewis chessmen's Commons category is recorded as Lewis chessmen^[16].
• +1200-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Lewis chessmen^[17].
• Lewis chessmen's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1833-00-00T00:00:00Z^[18].
• Lewis chessmen's sport is recorded as chess^[19].
• Lewis chessmen's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0jd0m^[20].
• Lewis chessmen's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Lewis chessmen^[21].
• Lewis chessmen's Commons gallery is recorded as Lewis chessmen^[22].
• Lewis chessmen's quantity is recorded as {'amount': '+78'}^[23].
• Lewis chessmen's quantity is recorded as {'amount': '+79'}^[24].
• Lewis chessmen's described by source is recorded as Catalogue of the ivory carvings of the Christian era with examples of Mohammedan art and carvings in bone in the Department of British and Mediaeval Antiquities and Ethnography of the British Museum^[25].
• Lewis chessmen's BBC Things ID is recorded as b4e0fe4d-27db-46b6-9b91-fdbb6329ec23^[26].
• Lewis chessmen's BabelNet ID is recorded as 03576549n^[27].

Body

Geography

Lewis chessmen is in the country of United Kingdom^[3].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include sculpture series^[5] and archaeological find^[6].

History and Context

+1200-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Lewis chessmen^[17]. Its owned by is recorded as British Museum^[7]. Isle of Lewis is named after it^[8].

Why It Matters

Lewis chessmen ranks in the top 5% of sculpture_series entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (566 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]