Walrus-Ivory-Carving

This example of an elaborately carved ecclesiastical walrus ivory plaque from the beginning of the medieval walrus ivory trade, believed to date from the 10th or 11th century, was found in North Elmham, Norfolk, UK, in the 19th century. Featuring the figure of Christ, together with St. Mary and St. Peter, the plaque is exhibited in the University of Cambridge’s Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology.