A medieval chess piece could earn £1 million at auction.

Bizarre on Female First

Bizarre on Female First

A family has discovered the object - which was bought by their grandfather for just £5 in 1964 and has been kept in a drawer - has been missing for almost 200 years and is one of the Lewis Chessman.

The famous collection of 93 objects were discovered in 1831 on the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides, but five of the pieces have been lost.

One knight and four warders have been missing from the four combined sets, and the newly discovered piece is the latter - a man with a helmet, shield and sword - which is the equivalent of a rook.