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 DECORATION. 301 The beauty of the ivory surface was often enhanced by the insertion of coloured enamels and lapis-lazuli in the hollows of FIG. 129. Ivory tablet in the British Museum. Drawn by Saint-Elme Gautier. the tablet. Traces of this inlay may be seen on many of the Museum ivories, especially on those recently brought from Van, in Armenia. The tablets also show traces of cfildino'. " FiG. 130. Fragment of an ivory tablet. All this proves that the Mesopotamia!! decorator had no contemptible resources for the ornamentation of his panelled