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Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce are living in a wonderland — and they dressed like it, too. Swift and Kelce, both 34, stepped out on Saturday, September 7, at the New York City wedding of model ...
Works of art created from ivory, a hard, white material from the tusks and teeth of animals of any species. See also Category:Bone carvings . Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ivory sculptures .
The first group of ivories was excavated from the site of the palace of Shalmaneser III (ruled 859–824 BC) at the Assyrian capital of Nimrud. The palace was rediscovered in 1845 by Austin Henry Layard, on the very first day of his excavations; on the second day, he made the first discovery of ivories.
The finest example for Sri Lankan ivory carving are the ivory carvings at the door-frame of Ridi Viharaya, Kurunegala. Delicately carved panchnāri ghataya motif and two dancer images can be seen here. There is a gajasinha carving at the corridor of the temple. [3] Temple of the Tooth also houses fine ivory decorations. [1]
The New York Times ' coverage of the wedding described Jacqueline's wedding attire in detail, referring to the gown as "a gown of ivory silk taffeta, made with a fitted bodice embellished with interwoven bands of tucking, finished with a portrait neckline, and a bouffant skirt." [3] However, the Times did not name the gown's designer, Ann Lowe.
The most important Late Antique work of art made of ivory is the Throne of Maximianus. The cathedra of Maximianus, bishop of Ravenna (546–556), was covered entirely with ivory panels. It was probably carved in Constantinople and shipped to Ravenna. It consists of decorative floral panels framing various figured panels, including one with the ...
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The earliest documentation of the ivories was in the inventories of the Salerno Cathedral during the early sixteenth century. [1] A lack of further written sources causes debate over when and where the ivories were carved, who commissioned them, the arrangement of the panels, and the geographical and cultural origins of the artists. [1]