Rook or Pawn Chess Piece

Rook or Pawn Chess Piece

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

Armed and ready for battle, the standing warrior appears in full body mail and a long cloak. He hunches his shoulders slightly, as if from the weight of his armor, and yet has an open, almost smiling face.

Medieval Art and The Cloisters

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

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The Museum's collection of medieval and Byzantine art is among the most comprehensive in the world. Displayed in both The Met Fifth Avenue and in the Museum's branch in northern Manhattan, The Met Cloisters, the collection encompasses the art of the Mediterranean and Europe from the fall of Rome in the fourth century to the beginning of the Renaissance in the early sixteenth century. It also includes pre-medieval European works of art created during the Bronze Age and early Iron Age.