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12:04, 06-Jun-2019
Lost medieval chess piece worth $1.3 million found in drawer
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A chess piece bought for 5 British pounds (6.3 U.S. dollars) then left in a drawer turns out to be a medieval treasure that could be worth 1.3 million U.S dollars now. /VCG Photo
A chess piece bought for 5 British pounds (6.3 U.S. dollars) then left in a drawer turns out to be a medieval treasure that could be worth 1.3 million U.S dollars now. /VCG Photo
The chess piece, which is missing for almost 200 years, was unknowingly kept in a drawer by a family in Scotland. /VCG Photo
The chess piece, which is missing for almost 200 years, was unknowingly kept in a drawer by a family in Scotland. /VCG Photo
It was purchased by the family’s grandfather, an antiques dealer, in 1964. /VCG Photo
It was purchased by the family’s grandfather, an antiques dealer, in 1964. /VCG Photo
Family members had no idea that the object – one of the 900-year-old Lewis Chessmen – is one of the most famous chess pieces in the world, and among the most significant artifacts of the Viking area. /VCG Photo
Family members had no idea that the object – one of the 900-year-old Lewis Chessmen – is one of the most famous chess pieces in the world, and among the most significant artifacts of the Viking area. /VCG Photo