Women’s Work and Women’s Myths: Mothers and Children on Ivory Looms | July 2019 (123.3)

1.0American Journal of Archaeologyhttps://ajaonline.orgwebsitehttps://ajaonline.org/author/website/Women’s Work and Women’s Myths: Mothers and Children on Ivory Looms | July 2019 (123.3) | American Journal of Archaeologyrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="6eYK1VFYqc"><a href="https://ajaonline.org/article/3922/">Women’s Work and Women’s Myths: Mothers and Children on Ivory Looms</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://ajaonline.org/article/3922/embed/#?secret=6eYK1VFYqc" width="600" height="338" title="“Women’s Work and Women’s Myths: Mothers and Children on Ivory Looms” — American Journal of Archaeology" data-secret="6eYK1VFYqc" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://ajaonline.org/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> https://ajaonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/1233_Wood.jpg800601Several surviving artifacts of Roman imperial date consist of two small plaques designed for connection by balks (rectangular beams) and cylindrical dowels. All but one of the surviving specimens are of ivory and were probably luxurious versions of utilitarian objects. All have decorative details; three particularly lavish specimens bear mythological narratives in relief on both […]