🎓 The Intricacies of Ivory

Explore elephant, narwhal, hippo, walrus ivory's captivating history & uses in jewelry, tools, games, & trade.

Since time immemorial, ivory has been an emblem of opulence. To whit: the Old Testament, where Ahab's "house of ivory" exemplified the height of luxurious living. Amos condemned the affluent who "recline on beds of ivory," and Ezekiel mourned Tyre's lost beauty where even the benches boasted ivory craftsmanship. Solomon's royal throne, made of ivory, is…