ivories
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The museum’s coin collection, the remains of the Islamic gallery, and its remarkable Begram Ivories, delicate and portable, were all taken.
From New York Times • Mar. 4, 2021
In the 1990s, while on a trip to Peshawar, Eskenazi was offered some of the stolen Begram Ivories, wrapped in pink toilet paper.
From New York Times • Mar. 4, 2021
The items include examples of the Begram Ivories, seen at the British Museum's Afghanistan 2011 exhibition, and an important sculpture of Buddha.
From BBC • Jul. 19, 2012
Ivories are tinkled, snares echo, thanks to producer Byron Lee.
From The Guardian • Mar. 24, 2011
Mr. Maskell tells us in his Handbook on "Ivories," that probably owing to the difficulty of procuring ivory in Italy, bone of fine quality was frequently used in its place.
From Illustrated History of Furniture From the Earliest to the Present Time by Litchfield, Frederick
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