Murshidabad in West Bengal, India is a region long known for ivory carving. One famous carving is in the Victoria Memorial Hall at Kolkata, presented by the Maharaja of Darbhanga. It is an ivory table and chairs. Three of the chairs' five legs become a tiger's claw and the other two become at their terminus the open mouth of the tiger. A gold-plated lotus flower is carved in the seat back. Table and chair are carved in a style called jaali, which is a perforated floral technique.
Well-known examples of Chinese ivory carving are kept in the museum of the Imperial Palace. One of these is "Yueman on Journey," an ivory carving encrusted with diamonds that shows ladies enjoying nature at different times of the year. It comes from the late 18th century during the Qing Dynasty reign of the Emperor Qianlong. The ladies look at plum blossoms in January, walk along a pool in May and watch an August moon.
Two famous ivory carvings are from the Byzantine era. The first is the Throne of Maximianus, carved in Constantinople and sent to Ravenna for Bishop Maximian in the mid-6th century. Its panels depict Biblical scenes. Also Byzantine is the Borradaile Triptych, now found in the British Museum. Possibly from a convent at Rheims, its central panel shows Christ on the cross surrounded by a number of saints.
One of the tiniest famous ivory statues is of the builder of the Great Pyramid of Giza, the Pharoh Khufu. The figurine stands less than 3 inches tall and is in the Egyptian Museum at Cairo. It is considered to be the only existing complete sculpture of Khufu. He is depicted seated on a throne with a serious expression. A rectangular frame called a serekh bearing his name is carved on each side. He wears the Red Crown of Lower Egypt and the royal pleated kilt called the shendyt. He holds the ceremonial flail.