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Fragment of circular gaming piece carved in elephant ivory in high relief. Standing male figure wearing knee-length robe holds sword in right hand and stabs inverted beast in the chest. Forelegs of beast end in hooves; head of beast characterized by large eye and pronounced nostril. Left arm of figure and rear half of the beast missing. Border contains zigzag pattern with bead motif.
Samson Carver, Pricked-Ivories Workshop, Cologne, Germany
Fragment of a gaming piece with male slaying beast, possibly Hercules and the Erymanthian boar, zigzag pattern with incised circles in border
1145 – 1155
Anonymous Gift
1987/1.262
Round, carved gamepiece featuring the image of a figure in armor sitting on top of and stabbing a winged creature with a beard. 
Flemish (Flemish (culture or style))
Gamepiece of an Armed Knight Throttling a Monstrous, Bearded Chimera
12th century
Gift of Ilene H. Forsyth
2018/1.318
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