Lewis Chessmen to Be Reunited in Scotland for First Time in 150 Years
The Scotsman › October 01, 2009
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MANY of the 93 Lewis chessmen housed in London and Edinburgh will be reunited for the first time for more than 150 years for a tour of Scotland, it will be announced today.
Culture minister Mike Russell will unveil details of a deal with the British Museum to temporarily reunite the 12th-century chessmen found on a beach on the Isle of Lewis in 1831.See the full content of this document
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Lewis Chessmen to Be Reunited in Scotland for First Time in 150 Years
The deal was first revealed by The Scotsman in March.
At that point the British Museum had agreed that 25 of its 82 pieces could ...See the full content of this document
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