The culture minister has visited the British Museum in London in an attempt to have the historic Lewis chessmen returned to Scotland.
The 13th Century figures were found on a beach on the Isle of Lewis in about 1830 and most are kept at the museum.
Linda Fabiani asked the museum's deputy director to consider their return.
The British Museum said the figures probably originated from Norway and had frequently been loaned to museums in Scotland.
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