Sentence:  From the curio cabinet on its south wall and the bureaus beneath , you abstracted seventeen ivory , <WSD>metal</WSD> , wood , and stone sculptures of Oriental and African origin , two snuffboxes , and a jade handled magnifying glass . 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc.