Ivory Collection (page 3)

Diyptic dial, for latitude 0-90 degrees, with engraved table and the position of some European cities
MMM5469039 Diyptic dial, for latitude 0-90 degrees, with engraved table and the position of some European cities, 1556 (ivory and copper); National Maritime Museum, London

Chess set, Augsburg, c.1705-09 (silver inlay, tortoiseshell veneer, ivory & ebonised wood)
8812076 Chess set, Augsburg, c.1705-09 (silver inlay, tortoiseshell veneer, ivory & ebonised wood) by German School, (18th century); board: 56.5x56.5x11.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Chess set, Augsburg, c.1705-09 (silver inlay, tortoiseshell veneer, ivory & ebonised wood)
8812074 Chess set, Augsburg, c.1705-09 (silver inlay, tortoiseshell veneer, ivory & ebonised wood) by German School, (18th century); board: 56.5x56.5x11.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Chess set, Augsburg, c.1705-09 (silver inlay, tortoiseshell veneer, ivory & ebonised wood)
8812073 Chess set, Augsburg, c.1705-09 (silver inlay, tortoiseshell veneer, ivory & ebonised wood) by German School, (18th century); board: 56.5x56.5x11.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Chess set, Augsburg, c.1705-09 (silver inlay, tortoiseshell veneer, ivory & ebonised wood)
8812069 Chess set, Augsburg, c.1705-09 (silver inlay, tortoiseshell veneer, ivory & ebonised wood) by German School, (18th century); board: 56.5x56.5x11.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Chess set, Augsburg, c.1705-09 (silver inlay, tortoiseshell veneer, ivory & ebonised wood)
8812086 Chess set, Augsburg, c.1705-09 (silver inlay, tortoiseshell veneer, ivory & ebonised wood) by German School, (18th century); board: 56.5x56.5x11.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Chess set, Augsburg, c.1705-09 (silver inlay, tortoiseshell veneer, ivory & ebonised wood)
8812083 Chess set, Augsburg, c.1705-09 (silver inlay, tortoiseshell veneer, ivory & ebonised wood) by German School, (18th century); board: 56.5x56.5x11.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Chess set, Augsburg, c.1705-09 (silver inlay, tortoiseshell veneer, ivory & ebonised wood)
8812080 Chess set, Augsburg, c.1705-09 (silver inlay, tortoiseshell veneer, ivory & ebonised wood) by German School, (18th century); board: 56.5x56.5x11.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Chess set, Augsburg, c.1705-09 (silver inlay, tortoiseshell veneer, ivory & ebonised wood)
8812078 Chess set, Augsburg, c.1705-09 (silver inlay, tortoiseshell veneer, ivory & ebonised wood) by German School, (18th century); board: 56.5x56.5x11.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Stilicho (Flavius Stilicho or Stiliccho, 360-408) in arms, general, patrice and consul of the Western Roman Empire
AIS5380588 Stilicho (Flavius Stilicho or Stiliccho, 360-408) in arms, general, patrice and consul of the Western Roman Empire, Right panel of the Stilicho diptych, c

The Queen's ivory fan
5856317 The Queen's ivory fan.; (add.info.: The Queen's ivory fan. Photoglyptie from "Fashions and Customs of Marie Antoinette and her Times, " by Le Comte de Reiset, Paris, 1885)

Art Moorish: Pyxide or cylindrical ivory cassette. 964. From Medina Azahara (Madinat al-Zahra, al-Zahra)
JEB4962113 Art Moorish: Pyxide or cylindrical ivory cassette. 964. From Medina Azahara (Madinat al-Zahra, al-Zahra). Museo arqueologico nacional

Moorish Art: period of the Taifas (small Spanish Muslim kingdoms) (1039-1094). Set of Palencia.1049-1050
JEB4962091 Moorish Art: period of the Taifas (small Spanish Muslim kingdoms) (1039-1094). Set of Palencia.1049-1050. Ivory, gold and brave

Islamic architecture, Moorish art. View from a corner of the Salon des Ambassadeurs de la Alhambra or the Throne Hall
JEB4962068 Islamic architecture, Moorish art. View from a corner of the Salon des Ambassadeurs de la Alhambra or the Throne Hall of Youssouf I (1333-1354)

holy chassis XII-13th century (wood, ivory and champleved enamels on golden copper)
7110416 holy chassis XII-13th century (wood, ivory and champleved enamels on golden copper); Cathedral of St. Etienne, Sens, France; (add.info.: holy chassis XII-XIII wood)

Phenician vendors trading goods (ivory elephant defenses, animal fur, fabrics)
NWI4855869 Phenician vendors trading goods (ivory elephant defenses, animal fur, fabrics...) in the Mediterranean ports of antiquity

This mirror valve is characteristic of this period. It consists of two valves containing a polished metal disc that fit
JEB4905606 This mirror valve is characteristic of this period. It consists of two valves containing a polished metal disc that fit together by simple rotation

Plaques depicting an Egyptian man holding a lotus flower, Nimrud, Mesopotamia (today Iraq) c.9th-8th century BC (ivory)
3288480 Plaques depicting an Egyptian man holding a lotus flower, Nimrud, Mesopotamia (today Iraq) c.9th-8th century BC (ivory); Iraq Museum, Baghdad; Photo © Zev Radovan

The Judgement of Solomon (marble)
3507389 The Judgement of Solomon (marble); (add.info.: Marble sculpture depicting The Judgement of Solomon by Simon Troger (1693-1768) an Austrian ivory carver

Saint Paul. Ivory wafer from the 6th century. Treasure of the Cathedral of Tongeren. Belgium
ETI4396244 Saint Paul. Ivory wafer from the 6th century. Treasure of the Cathedral of Tongeren. Belgium.; (add.info.: Saint Paul. Ivory wafer from the 6th century)

Illustration by Ch. Delhomme of an 1847 edition of Florian's fables: the two bald - they fight
PCT4292303 Illustration by Ch. Delhomme of an 1847 edition of Florian's fables: the two bald - they fight and fight for an object they saw on the ground

Northern gannet, Morus bassanus, ivory gull, Pagophila eburnea, and European herring gull, Larus argentatus
FLO4597739 Northern gannet, Morus bassanus, ivory gull, Pagophila eburnea, and European herring gull, Larus argentatus. Handcoloured engraving on steel by Fournier after a drawing by Edouard Travies

Woman's brogue shoe design in ivory leather with snakeskin lace-up panel within an art deco abstract border
FLO4603079 Woman's brogue shoe design in ivory leather with snakeskin lace-up panel within an art deco abstract border

Page from The Bible Emblem Anniversary Book (colour litho)
8630785 Page from The Bible Emblem Anniversary Book (colour litho) by Foster, William (1852-1924); Private Collection; (add.info)

Page from The Bible Emblem Anniversary Book (colour litho)
8630699 Page from The Bible Emblem Anniversary Book (colour litho) by Foster, William (1852-1924); Private Collection; (add.info)

Theorbo, 1888
1578361 Theorbo, 1888; (add.info.: Theorbo. This musical instrument was made in Padua in the 17th century and was built of ivory and delicately engraved.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Advert in an English newspaper for stainless steel cutlery, 1870
1575606 Advert in an English newspaper for stainless steel cutlery, 1870; (add.info.: Advert in an English newspaper for stainless steel cutlery. Advert placed by the William Burton company)

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A Roman Emperor, on a State Occasion (engraving)
8663108 A Roman Emperor, on a State Occasion (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Roman Emperor, on a State Occasion)

Calm Ivory-3
Sally Ann Moss

Calm Ivory-2
Sally Ann Moss

Calm Ivory-1
Sally Ann Moss

Chess set, Augsburg, c.1705-09 (silver inlay, tortoiseshell veneer, ivory & ebonised wood)
8812072 Chess set, Augsburg, c.1705-09 (silver inlay, tortoiseshell veneer, ivory & ebonised wood) by German School, (18th century); board: 56.5x56.5x11.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Chess set, Augsburg, c.1705-09 (silver inlay, tortoiseshell veneer, ivory & ebonised wood)
8812071 Chess set, Augsburg, c.1705-09 (silver inlay, tortoiseshell veneer, ivory & ebonised wood) by German School, (18th century); board: 56.5x56.5x11.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Chess set, Augsburg, c.1705-09 (silver inlay, tortoiseshell veneer, ivory & ebonised wood)
8812070 Chess set, Augsburg, c.1705-09 (silver inlay, tortoiseshell veneer, ivory & ebonised wood) by German School, (18th century); board: 56.5x56.5x11.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Chess set, Augsburg, c.1705-09 (silver inlay, tortoiseshell veneer, ivory & ebonised wood)
8812067 Chess set, Augsburg, c.1705-09 (silver inlay, tortoiseshell veneer, ivory & ebonised wood) by German School, (18th century); board: 56.5x56.5x11.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Painted miniature, traditionally supposed to represent Horatio Nelson (1758-1805) as a child
MMM5475536 Painted miniature, traditionally supposed to represent Horatio Nelson (1758-1805) as a child, in front of a ship's masts

Rectangular box, with lid decorated with portraits of Horatio Nelson (1758-1805)
MMM5475531 Rectangular box, with lid decorated with portraits of Horatio Nelson (1758-1805) and his mistress Lady Emma Hamilton (1765-1815)

Diptych sundial, closed, for latitude 49 degrees. Ivory and wood instrument, first half of the 18th century (wood)
MMM5474462 Diptych sundial, closed, for latitude 49 degrees. Ivory and wood instrument, first half of the 18th century (wood); National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Diptych sundial)

Diptych sundial for latitude 42 degrees, (open), with magnetic compass. Ivory instrument, c.1600 (ivory)
MMM5473980 Diptych sundial for latitude 42 degrees, (open), with magnetic compass. Ivory instrument, c.1600 (ivory); National Maritime Museum, London

Diptych sundial (closed), presenting a table of latitudes. Ivory instrument, c.1600 (ivory)
MMM5473372 Diptych sundial (closed), presenting a table of latitudes. Ivory instrument, c.1600 (ivory) by Reinmann, Paul (1557-1609); National Maritime Museum, London

Horizontal travel dial, for the 49° latitude, with magnetic compass and engraved indications and decorations
MMM5469065 Horizontal travel dial, for the 49° latitude, with magnetic compass and engraved indications and decorations, c.1550-1600 (ivory and copper); National Maritime Museum, London

Diptych sundial, with engraved indications in Chinese, 17th century (ivory and copper)
MMM5469980 Diptych sundial, with engraved indications in Chinese, 17th century (ivory and copper); National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Diptych sundial)

Diptych sundial (open), for latitude 0 degrees, with magnetic compass. Ivory instrument, 1556 (ivory)
MMM5474023 Diptych sundial (open), for latitude 0 degrees, with magnetic compass. Ivory instrument, 1556 (ivory); National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Diptych sundial (open)

Sundial and magnetic compass, inserted in a rectangular box with an ivory lid, 18th century (copper)
MMM5474559 Sundial and magnetic compass, inserted in a rectangular box with an ivory lid, 18th century (copper); National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Sundial and magnetic compass)

Dieppe magnetic azimuth dial, c.1680 (ivory and brass)
MMM5474537 Dieppe magnetic azimuth dial, c.1680 (ivory and brass); National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Magnetic azimuth dial from Dieppe (France), for latitude 50 degrees, portable

Diptych sundial (open) for Latitude 49. Ivory instrument, first half of the 18th century (ivory)
MMM5473326 Diptych sundial (open) for Latitude 49. Ivory instrument, first half of the 18th century (ivory); National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Diptych sundial (open) for Latitude 49

Illustration depicting a Fortin barometer. 1873. Jean Nicolas Fortin (1750-1831)
5311473 Illustration depicting a Fortin barometer. 1873. Jean Nicolas Fortin (1750-1831) was a French maker of scientific instruments

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"Ivory: A Tale of Elegance and Controversy" Ivory, a precious material with a rich history, has captivated civilizations for centuries. From the majestic ivory mask worn by the Oba of Benin during ceremonial occasions in Nigeria to the painted plaque depicting Tutankhamun and Ankhesenamun in an enchanting garden, it has been cherished as a symbol of beauty and power. In Africa's vast wilderness, a large African elephant gracefully feeds along the edge of the Zambezi River in Mana Pools National Park. Its magnificent tusks remind us of the allure that ivory holds. Walking beside this gentle giant are three more African elephants, forming an awe-inspiring line that echoes their ancient presence on this continent. The significance extends beyond its aesthetic appeal. Ancient Phoenician traders recognized its value and traded it across ports, connecting cultures through commerce. Even renowned artists like Sarah Goodridge immortalized its elegance in her masterpiece "Beauty Revealed, " showcasing how they are reveal true beauty. However, alongside admiration comes controversy. The burning fire consumes over 105 tonnes of confiscated ivory and one tonne of rhino horn—a powerful statement against illegal wildlife trade that threatens these magnificent creatures' existence. Yet amidst these conflicting narratives lies another tale from history—the intricate diptych featuring Stilicho on one side—an artifact crafted from exquisite ivory craftsmanship dating back centuries ago. Similarly, Ivory played a role even at royal weddings—like the iconic 1947 ceremony where bride and bridesmaid dresses exuded opulence fit for royalty. Beyond artistry and celebrations lie other intriguing uses for this remarkable material—a girl engrossed in reading while sitting before an oil painting titled "Girl Reading" showcases how even everyday objects can be transformed into works of art using delicate carved ivories as seen throughout history. Even firearms bear witness to the allure of ivory; such is evident in the cased Colt Dragoon Model 1848 revolver from England.