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An artwork made of this material which depicts a priestess with a box of incense standing next to an oak tree is dedicated to the marriage of the Symmachi and Nicomachi families. Another work made of this material features a man wearing a Phrygian cap standing next to the spear of a warrior whose foot is being touched by a personification of Gaia. That work made with this (15[1])material depicts Jesus blessing a horse-riding warrior, who is probably (*) Justinian the Great. Panels depicting scenes from the Book of Genesis appear on a throne made of this material for Bishop Maximianus. This material, which was used to create the Barberini Diptych, appears with gold on the body of a statue whose (10[1])central (10[1])figure wears a silver crown of olives and holds a statue of Nike in his arm. (10[2])For 10 points, gold and what other material were used to make (10[1])chryselephantine sculptures like the Statue of Zeus at Olympia? ■END■

ANSWER: ivory
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