Medieval Ivories

(via iht) @ COURTAULD INSTITUTE OF ART -- To March 9: 'Medieval Ivories From the Thomson Collection.' The Art Gallery of Ontario, in Toronto, is being rebuilt under the aegis of the American architect Frank Gehry + it will house the full collection of medieval ivories from which 45 items have been selected for the exhibition + they include statuettes, folding diptychs, boxes and various instruments, both religious and secular, that attest to the skill of carvers of ivory, a hard and resistant material. (The sale of ivory is protected by strict legislation but not banned, contrary to conventional wisdom)

Useful link:
www.courtauld.ac.uk