Meaning & use
Chryselephantine
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Made of or overlaid with gold and ivory, as in certain ancient Greek statues.
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The chryselephantine statue of Zeus at Olympia was considered one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.
Museums rarely display original chryselephantine sculptures because the ivory panels decay so easily.
A note on using this word
The word combines the Greek roots 'chrysos' (gold) and 'elephas' (ivory), and is used almost exclusively to describe ancient Greek and Roman statuary.
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