Mirror Case with a Couple Playing Chess

1325–50 Diameter: 10.2 x 1 cm (4 x 3/8 in.) Source image
https://clevelandart.org/art/1940.1200

During the 1300s, elephant ivory was valued by courtly patrons as the most exquisite material for indicating the human form. At this time Paris was the center of production for luxury ivories like the example seen here. They were much sought after by members of the court and a...

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ivory
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ivory
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Ivory
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Medieval Art

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