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$5.99 Shipping Location: Lummi Island, United States TRANSLATE Arabic Chinese French German Greek Indonesian Italian Hindi Japanese Korean Swedish Portuguese Russian Spanish Time-Life Great Ages of Man Series– ... moreEarly Japan. NOTE: We have 75.000 books in our library, almost 10,000 different titles. Odds are we have other copies of this same title in varying conditions, some less expensive, some better condition. We might also have different editions as well(some paperback, some hardcover, oftentimes international editions) If you don’t see what you want, please contact us and ask. We’re happy to send you a summary of the differing conditions and prices we may have for the same title. CONDITION: Light shelf wear. Otherwise in Very Good to Like New condition. Seemingly never read. Pages are pristine; clean, unmarked, unmutilated, tightly bound. PLEASE SEE IMAGES BELOW FOR JACKET DESCRIPTION(S) AND FOR PAGES OF PICTURES FROM INSIDE OF BOOK. DESCRIPTION: Hardcover: 191 pages. Publisher: Time-Life Books Inc. 1968) The“Great Ages of Man” series was released in the mid-1960’s. Each volume undertakes to describe the major events that happened in one specific time period(or“age” in the development of mankind’s civilization(s) The volumes are richly illustrated. And designed as an introduction to the time frame covered. Especially compelling are the artists interpretations or recreations of what various ancient civilizations would have looked like– their architecture, homes, monuments, cities, daily life, jewelry, food, family life, dwellings, occupations, etc. As just one instance, the ruins of Babylon and Ur, Athens and Rome hint at the incredible richness of those fabled cities. The artist’s recreations in this series are simply mind-numbing. This is as close as you can be to actually having been there. Equally noteworthy are the photographic collections of artifacts and relics attributed to the specific age, really exceptional. The entire series is truly a magnificent introduction to the history of the era. If you could have just one book(or series of books)
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$6.99 Shipping Condition: Very Good Location: Lummi Island, United States REVIEW : This book chronicles the beautiful exhibit of Scythian and Sarmatian treasures that travelled to New York and to L.A. in 1975. REVIEW : This ... morebeautiful full-color museum catalogue chronicles the beautiful exhibit of Scythian and Sarmatian treasures that traveled to New York and to L.A. in 1975.
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$16.99 Shipping Condition: New without tags Location: Lummi Island, United States Near Eastern techniques of filigree and granulation were introduced to Crete about 2000 B.C., and evidence also indicates that Egyptian styles influenced ... moreMinoan jewelry. Minoan culture and its jewelry styles spread to the mainland of Greece, then dominated by the city-state of Mycenea, about 1550 B.C.
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$19.99 Shipping Location: Canton, United States Categories: Teaware. 0 (d10s1) 3 Planar Ag(CO)3. 3 Trigonal planar AgI(PEt2Ar)2. 15 External links. 14 Further reading. 13 Sources used above. 12 References. ... more11 See also.
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$6.49 Shipping Location: Lummi Island, United States Genetic evidence for ranging clear across the plains (steppes) from Black Sea to Lake Baikal. Scythia was a loose state that originated as early as 8th ... morecentury B.C. Little is known of them and their rulers.
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$15.06 Shipping Condition: Used Location: Reidsville, United States [105] As Whitlam had a majority in the House of Representatives, Speaker Gordon Scholes appealed to Elizabeth to reverse Kerr's decision. She declined, ... moresaying she would not interfere in decisions reserved by the Constitution of Australia for the Governor-General.
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$5.99 Shipping Condition: Like New Location: Lummi Island, United States The best-known finds are from the lake dwellings of Switzerland, western France, and China. Nephrite is very hard and was prized for keeping a sharp edge. ... moreOne such variety was used by the natives of the South Sea Islands for making hatchets.
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$6.99 Shipping Condition: Brand New Location: Lummi Island, United States REVIEW : Diverse, extensive, and incredibly beautiful, this awe-inspiring collection features the most magnificent rings ever. With designs that range ... morefrom the traditional to the very avant-garde, each of the 1,000 examples is an exceptional work of art, finely crafted by the best contemporary jewelers.
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$7.49 Shipping Condition: Unspecified Location: Lummi Island, United States TRANSLATE Arabic Chinese French German Greek Indonesian Italian Hindi Japanese Korean Swedish Portuguese Russian Spanish Six and One-Half Carat 2.000 ... moreYear Old Hand-Carved Ancient Jade Amulet& Chain. CLASSIFICATION: Hand Cut Semi-Precious Jade Amulet. Hand-Drilled Suspension Hole(Bow Drill) ATTRIBUTION: Ancient China. Han Dynasty(206BC-220AD) SIZE/DIMENSIONS: Weight: 8.00 carats. Length: 21 millimeters. Width: 15 millimeters. Thickness: 4 millimeters. Chain: Contemporary gold electroplate 60 centimeters(24 inches) A wide variety of other chains are available upon request in sizes from 16 to 30 inches. And in metals ranging from gold and silver electroplate to sterling silver and solid 14kt gold as well as a bronze-toned copper chain. The default chain(absent contrary instructions) is gold electroplate, 24 inches. For a more authentic touch, we also have available handcrafted Greek black leather cords. CONDITION: Exceptional! Completely intact. DETAIL: A hand carved jade pendant about 2.000 years old attributable to the Han Dynasty of ancient China, about 1st century B.C. What lapis lazuli, carnelian, and turquoise was to the cultures of the ancient Mediterranean and Mesopotamia, including the Greeks, Egyptians, Romans, Sumerians, and Babylonians; jade was to the ancient Chinese. It was the gemstone of gemstones, it’s name synonymous with“gold” in other languages. Good as gold” the golden age” such expressions would have used the word“yu” for jade, rather than the word gold. This pendant seems to have two“faces” to it. With the point(the narrow end) on the bottom it seems to be a stylized face. But with the point at the top, as it seemingly would have intended to be worn, it seems to depict two figures, back to back, sitting beneath a tree. It might be a reference to the male and female personification of“Yin and Yang” The symbolism of Yin-Yang, also known as“Tai-Chi” refers to the I-Ching concept of the cycles of life, the balance between them, sometimes equated with the cyclical relatio
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$5.99 Shipping Condition: Very Good Location: Lummi Island, United States REVIEW : This book chronicles the beautiful exhibit of Scythian and Sarmatian treasures that traveled to New York and to L.A. in 1975. REVIEW : This beautiful ... morefull-color museum catalogue chronicles the beautiful exhibit of Scythian and Sarmatian treasures that traveled to New York and to L.A. in 1975.
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$17.99 Shipping Location: Ferndale, United States The tone is set by the very first item in the catalog: a contemporary bust in the round of Queen Elizabeth as Hercules. Publisher: Philip Wilson Publishers ... more(2016). Pages: 320. One of the world’s finest assemblages of rings and gemstones, the Guy Ladrière Collection in Paris is of major importance both to the collector and the art historian.
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$7.99 Shipping Condition: Like New Location: Lummi Island, United States Scythia and the Scythians. Scythia was a loose state that originated as early as 8th century BC. Little is known of them and their rulers. The year 339 ... moreBC was a culminating year for the Second Scythian Kingdom, and the beginning of its decline.
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$10.49 Shipping Location: Lummi Island, United States TRANSLATE Arabic Chinese French German Greek Indonesian Italian Hindi Japanese Korean Swedish Portuguese Russian Spanish Seventeen Carat 3.000 Year Old ... moreHand-Carved Ancient Red Jade Shaman Amulet& Contemporary)Chain. CLASSIFICATION: Hand Carved Semi-Precious Red Jade Amulet. Hand-Drilled Suspension Hole(Bow Drill) ATTRIBUTION: Ancient China. Shang Dynasty(1700-1027 B.C. SIZE/DIMENSIONS: Weight: 17 carats. Length: 24 millimeters. Width: 15 millimeters. Thickness: 8 millimeters. Chain: Contemporary gold tone 45 centimeters(18 inches) A wide variety of other chains are available upon request in sizes from 16 to 30 inches. And in metals ranging from gold and silver electroplate to sterling silver and solid 14kt gold as well as a bronze-toned copper chain. The default chain(absent contrary instructions) is gold tone, 18 inches. For a more authentic touch, we also have available high quality(solid, not formed) handcrafted Greek black leather cords with either sterling silver or brass/bronze clasps. CONDITION: Exceptional! Completely intact. DETAIL: Throughout the Orient jade was known as the"dream stone" Ancient populations believed jade would enable the wearer to access the spiritual world. And was perceived as a sacred substance. Jade was also regarded as a sacred substance. It was believed to afford the wearer against lightening strikes, would drive off beasts, and helped warriors in battle. It was also believed to be an effective fertility aid, and to provide the wearer with self-confidence. In Chinese mythology the Moon Hare made an elixir of immortality from crushed Jade. So of course jade was ground up and drunken as an“elixir of immortality” believed to preserve vitality and youth. The Chinese believe that the secret virtue of jade was absorbed into the body, and would preserve the body after death. Here's an example of that wondrous historical legacy. A hand carved red jade pendant about 3,000 years old attributable to the Shang Dynasty of ancient China. The depiction is of a shaman, or per
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$7.49 Shipping Location: Lummi Island, United States DETAIL : A hand carved jade pendant about 2,000 years old attributable to the Han Dynasty of ancient China, about 1st century B.C. This pendant seems ... moreto have two “faces” to it. With the point (the narrow end) on the bottom it seems to be a stylized face.
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$10.49 Shipping Location: Lummi Island, United States Near Eastern techniques of filigree and granulation were introduced to Crete about 2000 B.C., and evidence also indicates that Egyptian styles influenced ... moreMinoan jewelry. Minoan culture and its jewelry styles spread to the mainland of Greece, then dominated by the city-state of Mycenea, about 1550 B.C.
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$4.99 Shipping Condition: Brand New Location: Lummi Island, United States The best-known finds are from the lake dwellings of Switzerland, western France, and China. Nephrite is very hard and was prized for keeping a sharp edge. ... moreOne such variety was used by the natives of the South Sea Islands for making hatchets.
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$5.99 Shipping Location: Lummi Island, United States The best-known finds are from the lake dwellings of Switzerland, western France, and China. Nephrite is very hard and was prized for keeping a sharp edge. ... moreOne such variety was used by the natives of the South Sea Islands for making hatchets.
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Free Shipping Location: Lummi Island, United States TRANSLATE Arabic Chinese French German Greek Indonesian Italian Hindi Japanese Korean Swedish Portuguese Russian Spanish Antique 19th Century Handcrafted ... moreGenuine Three and Three-Quarter Carat Oval Jade Cabochon Semi-Precious Gemstone. Contemporary High Quality Sterling Silver Ring(Size 7- Resizing Available) ORIGIN: Handcrafted in Russia. 19th Century. SIZE: Length: 11mm. Width: 9mm. Depth(Thickness) 4mm. Measurements approximate. WEIGHT: 3.72 carats. NOTE: Resizing is available. 14kt solid gold setting is also available(click for more information) NOTE: If you would like only the gemstone. And not the setting, we can dismount the gemstone and offer you the gemstone without the setting. Just let us know, and yes, we’ll discount the price by the cost of the setting. DETAIL: Medieval Europe was unfamiliar with jade as a gemstone for jewelry use until the Portuguese imported jade from their colony at Canton. China. The Portuguese called jade"piedre de ilharga" or stone of the loins, because they believed it to be strong medicine for kidney ailments. In fact the root of the word“nephrite” as in nephrite jade as“nephros” the Greek word for kidney. Jade objects brought back to Spain from the New World were called by the Spanish version of this phrase, piedra de hijada" This became to the French ejade, and then, finally, jade" In Chinese mythology the Moon Hare made an elixir of immortality from crushed Jade. So of course jade was ground up and drunken as an“elixir of immortality” believed to preserve vitality and youth. The Chinese believe that the secret virtue of jade was absorbed into the body, and would preserve the body after death. Here's a very good quality 19th century antique hand crafted/shaped/polished semi-precious jade gemstone. Hand crafted by a 19th century Russian artisan. Part of an heritage renown for the production of the elaborate gemstones and jewelry of the Czars of Medieval, Renaissance, and Victorian Russia. Originally used in indigenous jewelry, this is a very pretty sem
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$8.99 Shipping Condition: Used Location: Ferndale, United States Smithsonian Rock and Gem: The Definitive Guide to Rocks, Minerals, Gems, and Fossils by Ronald Louis Bonewitz. REVIEW : I just love this! It's an outstanding ... morebook! It has beautiful color photos, with well written information about the rocks, gems, fossils and minerals shown on the pages.
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Free Shipping Location: Lummi Island, United States TRANSLATE Arabic Chinese French German Greek Indonesian Italian Hindi Japanese Korean Swedish Portuguese Russian Spanish Antique Twenty One and One-Half ... moreCarat Hand Carved Jade Elephant Pendant& Chain. Includes 24 inch gold electroplated chain(or silverplated- your choice) Vital Statistics: Weight: 25 1/2 carats. Length: 21mm. Height: 17mm. Thickness: 15mm. DETAILS: Throughout the Orient jade was known as the"dream stone" Ancient populations believed jade would enable the wearer to access the spiritual world. And was perceived as a sacred substance. Jade was also regarded as a sacred substance. It was believed to afford the wearer against lightening strikes, would drive off beasts, and helped warriors in battle. It was also believed to be an effective fertility aid, and to provide the wearer with self-confidence. In Chinese mythology the Moon Hare made an elixir of immortality from crushed Jade. So of course jade was ground up and drunken as an“elixir of immortality” believed to preserve vitality and youth. The Chinese believe that the secret virtue of jade was absorbed into the body, and would preserve the body after death. Here's a darling little green jade statuette hand-carved into an exceptionally well-detailed little elephant. We picked these up in Bombay in the 1990’s from a wholesaler who had kept them in a warehouse for decades. The carving is difficult to date. As artisans have been producing little hand-carved jade statuettes for centuries, however reliable indications suggest that this was produced in the 1950’s or 1960’s. However the art form is dying out, and this is a beautiful piece of art possessing a very rich and handsome appearance. Identified as being carved from some of the world's finest jade deposits, this particular shade of jade is highly sought after, and can be quite costly. No two pieces of jade are identical, so you can be sure that this statuette is unique. The pendant comes mounted onto a very nice 24 inch, 14kt gold electroplated chain. If you prefer, we also
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$5.99 Shipping Location: Lummi Island, United States The best-known finds are from the lake dwellings of Switzerland, western France, and China. Nephrite is very hard and was prized for keeping a sharp edge. ... moreOne such variety was used by the natives of the South Sea Islands for making hatchets.
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$6.99 Shipping Location: Lummi Island, United States Scythian Gold is a magnificent exploration of an intriguing ancient culture. 295 illustrations, 240 in full color. “Scythian Gold: Treasures from Ancient ... moreUkraine” by Ellen D. Reeder. Scythian Art.
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$5.99 Shipping Location: Lummi Island, United States REVIEW : This book chronicles the beautiful exhibit of Scythian and Sarmatian treasures that travelled to New York and to L.A. in 1975. REVIEW : This ... morebeautiful full-color museum catalogue chronicles the beautiful exhibit of Scythian and Sarmatian treasures that traveled to New York and to L.A. in 1975.
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Free Shipping Location: Lummi Island, United States TRANSLATE Arabic Chinese French German Greek Indonesian Italian Hindi Japanese Korean Swedish Portuguese Russian Spanish Two Antique 19th Century Genuine ... moreOval Jade Cabochon Semi-Precious Gemstones. Mounted into contemporary high quality 14kt studs. ORIGIN: Gemstones Handcrafted in Russia. 19th Century. Stud Earring Settings are Contemporary USA Manufactured. SIZE: Length: 6mm. Width: 4mm. Depth(Thickness) 2mm. Measurements approximate. WEIGHT: 0.71 carats(total weight) NOTE: 14kt solid gold settings and other setting styles(french hooks. Lever backs, euro clicks, kidney wires, ball/stud dangles, etc. are available upon request. NOTE: If you would like only the gemstones. And not the settings, we can dismount the gemstones and offer you the gemstones without the settings. Just let us know, and yes, we’ll discount the price by the cost of the settings. DETAIL: Jade was widely used by primitive peoples as tools and weapons in the Neolithic. Especially in Europe, Mexico, Asia, New Zealand, and North Africa(including ancient Egypt) The best-known finds are from the lake dwellings of Switzerland, western France, and China. The source for Europe’s Neolithic jade remains undiscovered, but it was probably from a deposit in the Alps. Nephrite is very hard and was prized for keeping a sharp edge. In the Americas the Aztecs, Mayas, Olmecs, Toltecs, and other Pre-Columbian peoples of Mexico and Central America carved jadeite for use as ornaments, amulets, and badges of rank. Nearly all of these Meso-American jades are of various shades of green, with emerald green the most highly prized color among the Aztecs. The jade carvings range from plaques, figurines, small masks, pendants, to of course, tools and weapons. The widespread use of jade died out in Meso-America after the Spanish conquest in the 16th century. Here are two nice quality 19th century antique hand crafted/shaped/polished semi-precious jade gemstones. The gemstones were hand shaped and polished by a 19th century Russian artisan. Part of an heritage
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$6.99 Shipping Condition: Brand New Location: Lummi Island, United States REVIEW : This book chronicles the beautiful exhibit of Scythian and Sarmatian treasures that traveled to New York and to L.A. in 1975. REVIEW : This beautiful ... morefull-color museum catalogue chronicles the beautiful exhibit of Scythian and Sarmatian treasures that traveled to New York and to L.A. in 1975.
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$17.99 Shipping Location: Ferndale, United States The tone is set by the very first item in the catalog: a contemporary bust in the round of Queen Elizabeth as Hercules. Much jewelry depended for its ... moresplendor of effect chiefly upon its inlay of brilliantly colored stones, jaspers, agates, lapis lazuli.
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$5.99 Shipping Location: Lummi Island, United States CHAPTER THREE : Rise of the Samurai. [Picture Essay: The Way of the Warrior. A Man of War: The Armor-Clad Samurai. An Exquisite Brocade.Multiu-Colored ... moreStitching of a Braided Silk Armor Cord. A Life-Long Condition of Battle Readiness. ].
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$5.99 Shipping Location: Lummi Island, United States CHAPTER THREE : Rise of the Samurai. [Picture Essay: The Way of the Warrior. A Man of War: The Armor-Clad Samurai. An Exquisite Brocade.Multiu-Colored ... moreStitching of a Braided Silk Armor Cord. A Life-Long Condition of Battle Readiness. ].
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$5.99 Shipping Location: Lummi Island, United States CHAPTER THREE : Rise of the Samurai. [Picture Essay: The Way of the Warrior. A Man of War: The Armor-Clad Samurai. An Exquisite Brocade.Multiu-Colored ... moreStitching of a Braided Silk Armor Cord. A Life-Long Condition of Battle Readiness. ].
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$7.99 Shipping Condition: Unspecified Location: Lummi Island, United States Scythian Gold is a magnificent exploration of an intriguing ancient culture. 295 illustrations, 240 in full color. “Scythian Gold: Treasures from Ancient ... moreUkraine” by Ellen D. Reeder. Scythian Art.
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$4.99 Shipping Location: Lummi Island, United States The best-known finds are from the lake dwellings of Switzerland, western France, and China. Nephrite is very hard and was prized for keeping a sharp edge. ... moreOne such variety was used by the natives of the South Sea Islands for making hatchets.
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