Ivory-inlaid Chair

Iron Age II, 8th–7th Century BCE

Armed chair decorated with ivory inlay including elaborate carving on arms.
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Carvings from Ancient Israel

Ornate carvings in bone and ivory were used for decoration in both special and everyday objects in ancient Israel.

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