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A long-lost Viking chess piece, carved from walrus ivory and worth up to 1 million British pounds ($1.8 million), has been found in an antique dealer's drawer. The Lewis Chessmen are intricate, ...

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The Lewis Chessmen pieces are in the form of Norse warriors, carved from walrus ivory London: A 900-year-old Viking chess piece bought for a few dollars in the 1960s has sold at auction for 735,000 ...