Question

Depictions of men collecting falcon eggs and a lion fighting a bull appear on a pyxis container made of this material created for Córdoban Prince al-Mughira. Five saints appear below a Deësis (day-EE-siss) scene in an artwork made of this material that belongs to the “Romanos Group.” In another work made with this material of the Harbaville Triptych, Victory stands on a small globe hovering above a horse-mounted Justinian. That imperial Byzantine diptych is named for Cardinal Francesco (*) Barberini. A once-standing statue whose body (10[1])was made of this material showed its figure (10[1])enthroned and holding Nike in his right hand. (-5[1])Phidias used this material to form the body of his Statue of Zeus at Olympia. Gold and this material are (10[1])used to create chryselephantine sculptures. For 10 points, name this white material that carvers source from animal tusks. (10[1])■END■

ANSWER: ivory [accept Barberini ivory]
<Kane Nguyen, Visual Fine Arts>
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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Michael KearneyHarvard AYale A8310
James McCurleyHarvard BMIT9110
Eren MicheletBUBrandeis99-5
Peter ScullyTuftsYale B11910
Christopher DechBrandeisBU13810

Summary

2024 Penn Bowl Harvard10/26/2024Y4100%0%25%107.75
2024 Penn Bowl UK10/26/2024Y5100%40%20%94.60
2024 Penn Bowl CWRU11/02/2024Y4100%50%50%87.75
2024 Penn Bowl Chicago11/02/2024Y8100%0%88%131.25
2024 Penn Bowl Mainsite11/02/2024Y3100%0%33%104.67