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This ivory plaque is part of the so-called "Nimrud Ivories." The sphinx wears the typical Egyptian Pharaohs' double crown and an apron with cobra. This indicates that the plaque was made by a Phoenician craftsman...

A Roman ivory doll from the mid-2nd century CE. From the 'Grottarossa Mummy' sarchophagus, Rome. (Palazzo Massimo, Rome)

A small ivory figurine of a dog swallowing a fish, with its tail rendered in bronze. From Thebes, New Kingdom of Egypt, 18th Dynasty (1350-1300 BCE). The British Museum, London.

This ivory figure depicts a nude woman wearing an elaborate headgear and necklace. Excavated by E. Clayton and G. C. Raynolds. From Toprakkale, Eastern Anatolia, in modern-day Turkey. Urartian, 8th to 7th century...

One of the Egyptian king's principal duties was to defend and expand the borders of Egypt. This ivory label, once tied to a pair of sandals, depicts king Den smiting a foreigner from the east. Rock carvings of Den...

Two panels from a much larger composition, each showing a youth dressed in Egyptian royal costume grasping a tree formed by a lotus flower arising from a double volute. On the front of the lower right-hand...

A painted ivory comb, Sri Lanka, 18-19th century CE. On display as part of 'The Jeweled Isle: Art from Sri Lanka' exhibition, at the LACMA in Los Angeles, California (2018-19)

Never seen by the public before 2011. A small fragment of an ivory plaque from Nimrud. A standing cow turns her head towards a small calf. The calf appears to suckle milk from the cow's nipples. Neo-Assyrian Period...

Never seen by the public before 2011. A small fragment of an ivory plaque from Nimrud. This winged-sphinx is Egyptian and wears the double crown of Egypt as well as a chest apron, the typical royal costume of...

This is a griffin-headed demon of white ivory. Both arms are raised (the right is lost), probably to support a throne. From Toprakkale, Eastern Anatolia, in modern-day Turkey. Urartian, 8th to 7th century BCE. (The British...