Initially found in illuminated manuscripts and small ivories, there are surviving monumental wall-paintings from around 1000 in Italy.

A small, age-dark ivory carving of a man holding a sword.

It was common for artists of the period circa 1775 to paint on small ivories of approximately 1 to 2 inches in height.

He picked up two small ivory Madonnas.

She is also found in sculpted form, whether small ivories for private devotion, or large sculptural reliefs and free-standing sculpture.

If something was broken, Lin could fix it, from the smallest, most delicate ivory to the biggest, most complex machine.

From the top tray, she picked up a small ivory carving, a fork-tailed swallow dark yellow with years, and stroked her thumb along the curved wings.

Kiel stopped her only long enough to put around her neck the small ivory carving he had completed and strung on a fine strand of gold.

Moiraine's eyes were haggard, and she carried a small, age-dark ivory carving of a woman in one hand.

The Giotto cycle is very full at 26 scenes, but in a small ivory only two scenes may be shown.