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Illustration
An ivory chesspiece depicting a medieval knight. c. 1350-60. Height: 6.1 cm. (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York)
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Cite This Work
APA Style
Art, T. M. M. o. (2018, June 29). Knight Chesspiece. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8980/knight-chesspiece/
Chicago Style
Art, The Metropolitan Museum of. "Knight Chesspiece." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified June 29, 2018. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8980/knight-chesspiece/.
MLA Style
Art, The Metropolitan Museum of. "Knight Chesspiece." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 29 Jun 2018. Web. 27 Jul 2024.
