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Ivory carving has a long history in the ancient world. The material, although regarded as a rare luxury, was used for practical objects such as handles, pins, and boxes, as well as for works of art. In late Roman times, pagan or secular subjects gradually gave way to Christian images, and ivory became a prestige medium in Byzantine art.
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Title: Ivory statuette of a reclining woman
Period: Late Imperial
Date: 3rd–4th century CE
Culture: Roman
Medium: Ivory
Dimensions: Overall: 1 1/2 x 2 7/8 x 1 1/8 in. (3.8 x 7.3 x 2.9 cm)
Classifications: Miscellaneous-Bone, Ivory
Credit Line: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
Object Number: 17.190.67
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