Ivory Box with Scenes of Adam and Eve
Cleveland Museum of Art

Ivory Box with Scenes of Adam and Eve

1000–1100s

ivory, wood
CC0 — Public Domain
Cleveland Museum of Art

Carved out of imported ivory by skilled craftsmen, boxes such as these were used by Byzantine elites to store luxury goods such as jewelry.

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