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Togati characters
Apollo
Venus Landolina
Sarcophagus
Augusteo Edict of Venafro
Pan flute
The king
the Bishop
To be decorated
To the queen
Tower
The pedestrian
The horse
Early medieval chess
Funerary Monument
Togati characters
Apollo
Venus Landolina
Sarcophagus
Augusteo Edict of Venafro
Pan flute
The king
the Bishop
To be decorated
To the queen
Tower
The pedestrian
The horse
Early medieval chess

the Bishop

Anonymous

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Archaeological Museum of Venafro

Archaeological Museum of Venafro

Corso Garibaldi, 8, Venafro

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Formerly called pil by the Persians and then al-fil by the Arabs, this pawn has more modest dimensions than the previous ones and is characterized by a truncated cone shape with a rounded top, which make it resemble a kind of inverted bell. It has two small protuberances in the upper part, a stylized representation of the elephant's tusks, commonly used for war purposes in the East. Over time, in Europe these two protuberances will tend to merge into one, giving the piece its current shape with the typical upper termination reminiscent of a bishop's miter
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Title: the Bishop

Author: Anonymous

Date: IX - X sec. d.C.

Technique: Deer stage worked

Displayed in: Archaeological Museum of Venafro

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