The theme for Becky’s April Squares challenge is ‘top’
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- On Top of the World – summit, crown, peak or uppermost part of something
- Under the Big Top – topping or covering (or if you’re really lucky circus)
- Room at the Top – first or highest in position
- Cherry on Top – something made even more wonderful by becoming square
- Top and Tail – or maybe you’d prefer to play around with word combinations such as top dog, top stitch, top full, top line, top fruit, top hat, top secret, top knot, top drawer and top dollar!
Top Dog
This wonderfully carved piece is the Queen of the Lewis Chessmen or Uig Chessmen, named after the island or the bay where they were found, a group of distinctive 12th-century chess pieces, along with other game pieces, most of which are carved from walrus ivory. Seen here in a British Museum blog.
April Squares | Day Nineteen
A lovely relic, and so suitably unusual for the challenge.
Best wishes, Pete. x
These square challenges are a good way to nip into the archives and find some photos that have never quite made it onto the blog. Although this photo has been shown before.
Great to hear this 🙂
I love those chessmen.
So tactile! I wish I had spent more time at the British Museum. So much to see there. And free.
Think we need to book a weekend in London for us all – so much we all want to do
That would be a fun way to all catch up. I’ll need to dust off my magic carpet!
We’ll find a way to make it happen 🙂
And normally pretty crowded too. You have to pick your departments, which luckily isn’t hard.
Ah, yes, I had forgotten how crowded it was. Like the Tate – I had to leave that place.
Top dog in a square in more ways than one, very clever although my head has been on the tilt throughout!
Sorry about that!
I’m not sure you’re are 🙃
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Not sure about the London meet up, but I do love these chessmen. Sorry, chesswoman! 🙂 🙂 I like the slant too.
Ah, but you love London!
Saw some of these in Lewis – kindly lent back by BM!
I remember seeing the chessmen at the British Museum. The workmanship was amazing.
Yes, they are definitely better viewed in person.