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# Chryselephantine sculpture: from chrysos (gold) and elephantinos (ivory)
- URL: https://theparnassian.com/en/khrisoelefantinnaia-skulptura-ot-khrisos-zoloto-i-elefantinos-slonovii/
- Published: 2017-06-04T10:46:15.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-01T05:45:36.000Z
- Author: Alexandr Radayev
- Tags: NB!, Archaeology, Art, Heritage

Chryselephantine sculpture: from chrysos (gold) and elephantinos (ivory). Statues with a wooden frame were covered in ivory and clothed in gold. Only fragments of these beautiful statues have survived to this day