It's designed to look like a realistic horse head. It's the most ... a large manufacturer of chess sets, a set of finely carved knights can represent up to 50% of the total cost of the chessmen.

chess was one of the seven skills that a good knight should master. The discovery of an entire collection of games from the 11th/12th century came as a complete surprise to us, and the horse ...

The most notable piece found in the rubble was a horse-shaped knight figure used in chess, which was intricately carved and dates to a time when the game was first taking root in Europe.