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ivoгy. " Тhеге is likc,vise an hегЬ called ' гub1·ica,' thc гооt of whicl1 is loпg, slendeг, авd of а red со]ош; t]1is beiпg dug нр is dгied iп tЬе sш1 and is pou11ded in а шшtаr ,vith tЬе pestlc, and so beiпg scгapcd iпto а pot, and а lye рошеd оvег it, is tЬеп cookcd. Iп t]1is, ,vheп it has ,vell boiled, tl1e Ьоnе of tl1e eleplшнt or fish ог stag, bcing placed, is шаdе гссl." bledia�Yal clюssшe11 ,vere шасlс in ivory: vегу likely tl1e пеесl fог а гесl stai11 was fe]t chiefly fог sнсЬ piet:es. Т]1е celcbгated Сопsнlаг Diptyc]1s date fmm tЬе fошtЬ ccntшy oпv;aгcls. It ,vas tl1c снstош fог Coпsuls to p1·eseпt to seпatoгs апd оtЬсг officials these litt.le fobliпg ivory tablets, аш1 tlle aclomшeпt of Diptychs ,vas опс of tЬс cЬief fнпctions of tЬе iv01·y \\·огkег. Sоше of tЬеш ,vere чнitе aшЬitioнs iл sizc; iн tl1e B1·itish l\Iuseшn is а Diptyc]1 шeasшing оvсг sixteen incЬes Ьу fivc: tЬе tнsk fгош ,vl1icl1 tl1is ,Yas шасlс шнst Ьаvе Ьееп alшost uнiчнс iн size. It is а Byzaнtiпc wшk, and Ьаs tl1e figшc of ап a11gcl cai·vcd нроn it. Gгеgогу tЬс Gгcat scвt а gift of ivoгy to Tl1eodoli11da, Qнес11 of tЬс Loшba1·ds, in 600. This is dccoгated 'NitЬ thгee figшes, анd is а шost iпteгestiнg diptych. The eai·liest diptycЬ, lю,Уеvег, is of tl1c yeai· 406, lшо,vп as the DiptycЬ of РгоЬнs, оп ,vhicl1 may Ье scen а bas-гelief poгtгait of Еmрегог Honorius. Он thc Diptych of Philoxenнs is а Gгeek veгse signifying, " I, Philoxenus, beiпg Consнl, offeг this present to tЬе wise Senate." Ап iпteгesting diptycЬ, sixteeп inches Ьу six, is inscribed, " Flaviнs Stгategiнs Apiнs, Шнs-