A 900-year-old Viking chess piece that was bought for less than $10 in the 1960s has been sold at auction for $924,000. The 3 1/2-inch Lewis Chessman was sold to an anonymous bidder at Sotheby's in ...

This image made available by Sotheby's shows a newly discovered Lewis Chessman on display at Sotheby's in London. Getty Images for Sotheby's A 900-year-old Viking chess piece that was bought for less ...

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What do a Viking chess piece, a mummified orange (yes really, properly mummified in the manner of an Egyptian king), a book on origami, a half-eaten chocolate mini-roll and the book Hippos Go Beserk ...

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This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. LONDON (AP) — A 900-year-old Viking chess ...

The Lewis Chessmen pieces are in the form of Norse warriors, carved from walrus ivory London: A 900-year-old Viking chess piece bought for a few dollars in the 1960s has sold at auction for 735,000 ...