Nimrud Ivories at the British Museum

A technician at the British Museum holds a carved ivory cow and calf furniture decoration from ancient Assyria Photograph: Oli Scarff/Getty Images Pieces of carved ivory from ancient Assyria Photograph: Oli Scarff/Getty Images A gold-covered ivory wing decoration Photograph: Tony Kyriacou/Rex Features A carved ivory lion's paw Photograph: Tony Kyriacou/Rex Features One of the Nimrud ivories Photograph: Oli Scarff/Getty Images Part of the ear from a life-sized ivory statue Photograph: Tony Kyriacou/Rex Features An Egyptian-inspired piece from the Nimrud collection Photograph: Tony Kyriacou/Rex Features A display of the Nimrud ivories Photograph: Oli Scarff/Getty Images