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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 Genuine Natural Russian ... moreThree-Quarter Carat Violet-Blue Iolite Semi-Precious Faceted Oval Gemstone. Contemporary High Quality Sterling Silver Ring(Size 8– Resizing Available) CLASSIFICATION: Faceted Blue-Violet Iolite Oval. ORIGIN: Chelyabinsk. Russia. 19th Century. SIZE: Length: 8mm. Width: 6mm. Thickness: 3mm. WEIGHT: Approximately 0.85 carat. NOTE: Resizing is available. 14kt solid gold setting is also available. 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: Known as the gemstone of the Vikings. Iolite was used by Norse and Viking explorers as a navigational aid, as a properly oriented stone would change color in relation to the direction of sunlight, allowing for crude navigation in the fog- enshrouded northern Atlantic waters where the direction of the sun was otherwise impossible to discern. This stunning gemstone was hand cut into this sparkling faceted oval in the late 19th century. High quality, transparent, at a minimum eye clean, this lustrous semi-precious gemstone possesses a rich, velvety violet-blue hue. It is an extremely attractive gemstone, of very special character and remarkable color and texture. Highly favored by the royal houses of Europe in the 19th century, Iolite has recently become very"hot" Ignored for centuries by Europe and America, it is now suddenly recognized as a truly stunning and beautiful gemstone, possessing rich, exceptional blue to violet hues which made iolite one of the most valuable possessions in the ancient Viking world. The setting is of contemporary origin. It is a high quality setting manufactured by one of the USA’s leading semi-custom mount producers. It is constructed of solid sterling silver. We do have the ability to have the ring sent out for r
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$11.99 Shipping Location: Lummi Island, United States Here’s a gorgeous, richly colored natural dark navy sapphire precious gemstone from Mogok, Burma. The result is an exquisite and incredibly richly colored ... moreprecious gemstone with lots of depth and gorgeous tone.
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$7.99 Shipping Location: Lummi Island, United States As the only type of jewelry worn continuously through the ages, finger rings have held many ceremonial facets and functions throughout history. They include ... morea significant grouping of precious diamond-set rings.
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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 Genuine Sterling Silver Semi-Custom ... moreDesigner Ring. Size 7(resizing available) Not cheap silver electroplate! This is a high-quality. Solid sterling silver designer ring manufactured by one of America’s leading semi-custom mount manufacturers. NOTE: Resizing is available(may incur nominal extra cost depending on size required) DESCRIPTION: The ancient Egyptians believed that the skin of their gods was composed of gold. And their bones were thought to be of silver. When silver was introduced into Egypt, it probably was more valuable than gold(silver was rarer and more valuable than gold in many Mesoamerican cultures as well) In surviving inventories of valuables, items of silver were listed above those of gold during the Old Kingdom. Jewelry made of silver was almost always thinner than gold pieces, as indicated by the bracelets of the 4th Dynasty(about 2,500 B.C. When the price of silver finally did fall due to more readily available supplies, for at least another thousand years the price of silver was fixed at half that of gold. Several royal mummies attributable to about 1,000 B.C. were even entombed in solid silver coffins. Around 1.000 B.C. Greek Athenians began producing massive amounts silver from the Laurium mines, and would supply much of the ancient Mediterranean world with its silver for almost 1,000 years. Celebrating that heritage, here’s a gorgeous, high quality sterling silver semi-custom sterling silver ring. The ring is robustly constructed, much more substantial and heavier than the typical ring band. Please do not confuse this with cheap silver electroplate. This is a high-quality ring manufactured right here in the USA by one of the nation’s largest manufacturers of gold and sterling silver semi-custom mounts. It’s an heirloom quality ring designed and produced to last a lifetime…and beyond! HISTORY OF SILVER: After gold. Silver is the metal most widely used in jewe
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$9.99 Shipping Condition: Pre-owned Location: Lummi Island, United States The green images on this page were produced using a filter which suppressed the color change so as to produce an image to show you the normal color of ... morethe gemstone. But the remaining rose-peach and violet-blue images give more detail and show you what it looks like “fully illuminated”.
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$15.00 Shipping Condition: Unspecified Location: North Miami Beach, United States TRIPTYCH ICON “ HOLY MOTHER of KAZAN ”. Our Lady of Kazan is an icon of the Theotokos and popular in Russia since the 16th century. A close-up variant ... moreof the Hodegetria (Directress) style, it is noted mainly for the Child standing, with the Virgin chest-length.
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$10.99 Shipping Location: Lummi Island, United States Another unique sapphire can be found among the state insignia of Russia. A 200-carat stone from the Ceylon is set in the top of the orb, which is now ... morekept in the Kremlin Treasury. The Muslim world also has its own sacred sapphire, the “Eye of Allah,” a gemstone that once belonged to the famous 18th century Persian conqueror Nader Shah.
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$3.99 Shipping Location: China Chinese Collection old Asian archaize brass goldfish Exquisite small pendant. Asian chinese old miao silver hand cast dog statue bracelet jewel cool gift. ... moreChinese old Antique Collectible Bronze snail Tea spoon Pendants statue.
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$38.00 Shipping Location: Canada The jar is designed in the form of a small bottle, with a compressed body and a long-tapered neck. It is adorned with two incised rings and a wide flared ... morelip and rests on four legs with bent feet. It is widely used in the Middle East, South Asia, the Indian subcontinent, North Africa, the Horn of Africa, and parts of West Africa to darken the eyelids and as mascara for the eyelashes.
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$3.99 Shipping Condition: Very Good Location: Lummi Island, United States The Romance of King Arthur and His Knights of the Round Table by Sir Thomas Malory. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham. DESCRIPTION: Hardback with Dust Jacket: ... more501 pages. Publisher: Weathervane Books; 1977) ISBN: 0517231360. This vigorous. Eloquent epic tale of valor is noted for having been written in the best English prose of the Fifteenth Century. The accompanying illustrations are, of course, a perfect example of the best illustrations of any century. The characters will be familiar: Lancelot and Guinevere, Tristan and Isolde, for this is the definitive account of the Arthurian legends, and Pollard's is the definitive abridgement. His preface says: The story of King Arthur and his knights is one of the greatest that men have ever made. Greater by far than that of Charlemagne, which had come into fashion a little earlier, greater perhaps even than the tale of Troy, already some 2,000 years old, which for some centuries it eclipsed. It is through the fifteenth century prose of Sir Thomas Mallory, in which homeliness and nobility go hand in hand, that it holds its place in our hearts. But the story itself was the outcome of the second half of the twelfth century and the beginning of the thirteenth, the days of England’s Henry II and his three turbulent sons Geoffrey, Richard Coeur de Lion, and John. In the days when the Arthurian romances were coming into existence. Violence, cruelty, and luxury were rampant. But the greatness of these evils called forth some great virtues to counter them. This story bears traces of these and is penetrated to its very core by the special virtues of days in which men were content to live dangerously, carrying their lives in their in their hands and willing to lay them down lightly rather than break the rules of the game or be faithless to work or friend. CONDITION: This is the special. Illustrated edition with 32 illustrations(illustrated by Arthur Rackham, 16 color, 16 black + white) Book has clearly never been read, the inside of the book is pristine. Pages are clean, crisp, un
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$9.49 Shipping Location: Lummi Island, United States Turquoise has been found in neckwear and bracelets recovered along with the 7,500 year old Egyptian mummy of “Queen Zer”. The ancient Egyptians not only ... moreused turquoise for jewelry, but also wore it as a talisman to keep evil away.
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Free Shipping Location: China Chinese Collection old Asian archaize brass goldfish Exquisite small pendant. Asian chinese old miao silver hand cast dog statue bracelet jewel cool gift. ... moreOld Tibetan Silver Hand Carved Hollow Out Fish Lotus Statue Snuff Bottle Pendant.
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$10.99 Shipping Location: Lummi Island, United States DETAIL: The “eye of Allah” is a famous sapphire owned by the infamous 18th century Persian conqueror and Shah of Iran Nader Shah. Nader rose to power ... moreduring a period of anarchy in Iran after both the Ottomans and the Russians had seized Persian territory for themselves.
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$13.99 Shipping Location: Lummi Island, United States Avar Goldsmiths' Work from the Perspective of Cultural History (Csanad Balint). The conference, organized under the auspices of the British Museum Byzantine ... moreSeminar, was the fifth in an annual series going back to 2003.
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$10.99 Shipping Location: Lummi Island, United States TRANSLATE Arabic Chinese French German Greek Indonesian Italian Hindi Japanese Korean Swedish Portuguese Russian Spanish One Gorgeously Colored Handcrafted ... moreAntique Genuine Natural Faceted Seven and One-Half Carat Neon Red-Orange-Pink Sapphire Oval Cut Precious Gemstone from Russia. ORIGIN: 19th Century Russia. SIZE: Length: 13mm. Width: 11mm. Depth: 6mm. Measurements approximate. WEIGHT: 7.48 carats. NOTES: Upon request we can set your gemstones as a ring. Pendant, or as earrings(click for more information) DETAIL: In the medieval world Saturn was known as the Roman God of agriculture. Justice and strength. Roman depictions of Saturn generally showed the god with a sickle in his left hand and a bundle of wheat in his right. Many archaeo-linguists believe that the name sapphire is derived from its association with the planet and ancient deity Saturn(the name can be roughly translated to mean“dear to Saturn” in many different languages) In ancient Rome Saturn was a major god presiding over agriculture and the harvest time. His reign was depicted as a Golden Age of abundance and peace by many Roman authors, a mythical age when Saturn was said to have ruled. In remembrance and celebration of that age, a great(week-long) feast called Saturnalia was held throughout the Roman Empire during the winter months around the time of the winter solstice. It is thought that the festivals of Saturnalia and Lupercalia were the roots of the carnival(Mardi Gras" in the USA) Here's a gorgeous. Vibrantly colored natural red-orange-pink sapphire precious gemstone from the Southern Ural Mountains of Siberia, Russia. The gemstone was hand crafted and faceted 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. The color is absolutely magnificent– a bright, intense, almost neon red, with pink and orange/peach undertones. The color is popularly known as“padparadsha” red, and both the intense hue and
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$3.99 Shipping Location: China Black Catalpa Wood Solid Wood Root Carving Hollow Base Miniature Bonsai. 1 Car Rearview Mirror Charm Good Luck Jp White Chrysanthemum Knot Vip Gift. Car ... moreRearview Mirror Charm Good Luck Red Daisy Knot/chinese Knot Pendant Vip Gift.
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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 Genuine Natural Russian ... moreOne-Third Carat(Plus) Faceted. Handcrafted Vibrant, Padparadsha Pink-Orange Semi-Precious Spinel Gemstone Oval. Contemporary High Quality Sterling Silver Ring(Size 8– Resizing Available) CLASSIFICATION: Faceted Pink-Orange Spinel Oval. ORIGIN: Chelyabinsk Oblast. Russia. 19th Century. SIZE: Length: 6mm. Width: 3mm. Depth: 2mm. All measurements approximate. WEIGHT: 0.38 carats. NOTE: Resizing is available. If you would prefer a different setting style. Odds are we have many different setting styles available which would fit this stone(s) which could be substituted for no or very little additional cost. 14kt solid gold settings are also available. Write us for pictures and prices. 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: Mariners as early as the 11th century knew spinel as“lodestone” Which literally means“way stone” Due to the unique magnetic properties of spinel, it literally“found the way” for ancient mariners as it was used to magnetize the compasses which they used to guide their ship's course at sea. This also saw the beginning of the art of cartography, as seaman began to plot the courses of their voyages and create the earliest maps of the world. Often mistaken for ruby or sapphire in Medieval and Renaissance Europe, many of the so-called"rubies" and“sapphires” in Europe's crown jewels are actually spinel. The most famous is the Black Prince's"Ruby" a magnificent 170-carat red spinel that currently adorns the Imperial State Crown in the British Crown Jewels. Long believed to be a ruby, this gem was once owned by the Arabian Emirs, who were the rulers of Granada(present-day Spain) Celebrating our cultural legacy here's a gorgeous. Sparklin
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$6.49 Shipping Condition: Very Good Location: Lummi Island, United States TRANSLATE Arabic Chinese French German Greek Indonesian Italian Hindi Japanese Korean Swedish Portuguese Russian Spanish Myths of the Norsemen From the ... moreEddas and Sagas by H.A. Guerber. With 64 Illustrations. DESCRIPTION: Softcover: 396 pages. Publisher: Dover Publications; 1992) ISBN: 0486273482. From his exalted throne. A mighty watchtower, Odin surveys the world; a world of gods, giants, elves, dwarves, and men. Below, the Valkyrs ride forth, their golden hair streaming through the clouds, the pale northern sun glinting on shields and spears. Through the battlefields they swoop, bringing the kiss of death to the warriors bound for Valhalla, hall of the chosen slain. The myths of the Norsemen are darkly romantic. Heroic and tragic. For sheer adventure and high drama, they are without equal. Their sagas are stirring tales that are as powerful now as they were a thousand years ago. But less well known are the stories themselves, stories with all the classic qualities of a long-lost age. Valor, nobility, and a triumphant greatness of spirit. These were the human attributes the medieval Norsemen admired most. What dazzling inspiration for young Viking warriors these tales must have been, vividly told beside blazing fires on dark and frozen nights. Their preservation. From the oral tradition to the prose sagas that have come down to us, owes much to the Norse colonization of Iceland. Here the art of storytelling lived on, vivid, dramatic, and realistic. The stories feature well-defined characters, colorfully portrayed. For deeply imbued with the values of the Norsemen though they were, the intention was entertainment, the emphasis on action and pace. And on these northerly shores, the sweep of Christianity across Europe was delayed long enough to allow learned men, proud of their pagan past, to adapt the art of storytelling to the written word. During the early part of the thirteenth century. The“Eddas” were collected together, masterpieces of Norse mythology that included the tragic death of Balder; the comic ta
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$9.99 Shipping Location: Lummi Island, United States Ivan the Terrible, the (sixteenth century) first Tsar of all Russia and conqueror of Siberia, attributed to sapphire strength of the heart and muscles, ... moreendowing the wearer with courage. In fact, a ruby is simply a red sapphire.
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$11.99 Shipping Condition: New without tags Location: Lummi Island, United States Antique Genuine Natural Russian Color Change Alexandrite Round Precious Gemstone. Set into High Quality Solid 14kt Yellow Gold “Buttercup” Style Pendant. ... moreTo the view of the casual admirer the gemstone is seemingly without blemish.
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$31.49 Shipping Condition: New without tags Location: Lummi Island, United States DETAIL: Beware! This is a stunning, brilliant, gorgeous, rare, natural green alexandrite gemstone from the Ural Mountains of Russia. To the cursory inspection ... moreof the casual admirer, it is a nice, clean, transparent stone.
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$14.99 Shipping Location: Lummi Island, United States In the ancient world ruby was believed to possess magical powers, and was worn as a talisman for protection from plagues, poison, sorrow, and evil spirits. ... moreThe ruby symbolized freedom, charity, dignity and divine power, and was associated with fire and blood, implying warmth and life for mankind.
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$4.99 Shipping Location: Lummi Island, United States Chaucer, Shakespeare, Keatts, and many other literary immortals found in these Florentine stories a never-failing inspiration and a veritable source book ... morefor plot material. It is interesting and easy to read.
$56.08 Shipping Location: SANDOWN, United Kingdom Length from top of the ring to bottom boss, 15.5", 40cm. Gap between the bulbs at the end of the branches, 14", 36cm. I took it out of a Victorian house ... morewhen I had it rewired and kept it because I thought it was stylish, I'm a fool for a nicely turned wooden column.
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$10.99 Shipping Location: Lummi Island, United States Topaz was believed to be able to actually absorb the heat of a fever. Topaz was also believed to ease the inflammations, discomfort and pain associated ... morewith arthritis. However the curative powers of topaz were believed to weaken and strengthen in response to changing phases of the moon.
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$10.99 Shipping Location: Lummi Island, United States In these as well as other ancient cultures, it was believed that iolite would help balance the various aspects of the personality, especially those characteristics ... morewithin an individual considered "female" and "male".
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$9.49 Shipping Location: Lummi Island, United States TRANSLATE Arabic Chinese French German Greek Indonesian Italian Hindi Japanese Korean Swedish Portuguese Russian Spanish HUGE Thirty-Nine and One-Third ... moreCarat Handcrafted Faceted“Old Fashioned” Cut Genuine Natural Bolivian Ametrine Semi-Precious Gemstone. CLASSIFICATION: Handcrafted“Old-Fashioned” Cushion” Cut Faceted Ametrine. ORIGIN: Bolivia’s Anahi Mine. SIZE: Length: 25mm. Width: 22mm. Depth: 11 1/2mm. All measurements approximate. WEIGHT: 39.32 carats. NOTES: Upon request we can set your gemstones as a ring. Pendant, or as earrings(click for more information) DETAIL: There is evidence of a medieval source of ametrine in Scotland. Perhaps in the general vicinity of the Devonian lava beds in Angus, Scotland. There are also ancient references to ametrine from Persian, Roman, and Greek sources. Anecdotal evidence seems to suggest an ancient source of ametrine in India, and indeed ametrine was(re)discovered recently in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh near Hyderabad, an ancient city which was a trading center on the camel caravan route which crossed to Persia and Europe on one side, and China and Russia to the other side. However ametrine first became famous in the modern world in the seventeenth century when a Spanish conquistador received it as a dowry when he married a South American Indian princess. Ametrine was subsequently introduced to Europe through the conquistador's gifts to the Spanish queen. This is a very large. Very clean, handcrafted faceted“old fashioned” cut ametrine from the Anahi Mine in Bolivia. The cut is sometimes referred to in the trade as a“cushion” cut. Imported for use in indigenous jewelry, the gemstone was hand crafted and faceted by a 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. Ametrine is actually very rare in nature, having both the manganese traces which produce amethyst’s purple, as well as the iron traces which produce citrine’s yellow. The crysta
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$6.99 Shipping Location: Lummi Island, United States Coins are among the most important sources of information for the Anglo-Saxon period. Written by one of the foremost experts on Anglo-Saxon coins, this ... morebook provides an overview of Anglo-Saxon coins in their historical context, drawing on recent finds as well as famous treasures to provide an authoritative account of current interpretations.
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$3.95 Shipping Location: Los Angeles, United States EXOTIC AND BEAUTIFUL SILVER ANTIQUE MIDDLE EASTERN SILVER RING. TIBET NEPAL NECKLACE CORAL, LAPIS LAZULI, AMBER. GOOD LUCK CHARM AMULET (#155291725608). ... moreANCIENT TIBETAN BRACELET CORAL, TURQUOISE, AMBER, LAPIS LAZULI.
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$5.99 Shipping Condition: Used Location: Lummi Island, United States The history of this form of painting is as old as the civilization itself. The more prominent among the various schools in Indian Miniature Paintings ... moreare the Jain paintings, Rajasthani, Mughal, and the Pahari schools.
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$8.49 Shipping Location: Lummi Island, United States The ancient Egyptians not only used turquoise for jewelry, but also wore it as a talisman to keep evil away. Ancient Egyptian Priests stitched turquoise ... moreto their upper vests. In ancient Egypt, everyone from pharaoh to commoner wore turquoise.
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$33.49 Shipping Condition: New without tags Location: Lummi Island, United States However the Brazilian gemstones tend to have washed out colors when cut, and the African and Celanese sources produce very dark, not brightly colored ... moregemstones. The alexandrite from India tends to be very low quality, with limited color change.
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$6.49 Shipping Location: Lummi Island, United States TRANSLATE Arabic Chinese French German Greek Indonesian Italian Hindi Japanese Korean Swedish Portuguese Russian Spanish Genuine. Natural, Water Clear ... moreQuartz Crystal Semi-Precious Gemstones on High Quality 14kt French Hooks. Six Antique hand crafted 4mm quartz crystal gemstones. Mounted onto high quality 14kt french hooks. Total gemstone weigh about one and a half carat. ORIGIN: Siberian Russia; late 19th or early 20th century. Earrings and pins are contemporary. DETAIL: The ancient Celts used quartz amulets to give the water of healing wells a magical potency. Running brooks produced healing water as well. Quartz“star stones” were collected from a running brook. Placed in boiling water from the same brook, and then the water, imbued with the curative power of the quartz gemstones, was then given to the patient. Various types of quartz gemstones have been used in religious and shamanistic ceremonies for thousands of years. In the ancient Greek world quartz was utilized in the Eleusinian mysteries, initiation ceremonies held every year for the cult of Demeter and Persephone based at Eleusis in ancient Greece, to produce the sacred fire by concentrating the heat of the sun to ignite wood chips. Colorless quartz(crystals” were also long thought by ancients to be petrified ice. Ancient Persians believed that quartz amulets placed on a baby ensured the infant’s proper nutrition. There are many examples in various museums throughout the world of carved quartz stones that were popular in Greece and Rome as intaglios for signet rings. Celebrating mankind's historical legacy here are six beautiful. crystal clear” sparkling semi-precious gemstones from Siberian Russia. These are genuine hand-faceted quartz crystal from one of the premiere sources of exceptionally high grade quartz crystal for many centuries. These gemstones were handcrafted almost a century ago into beautiful little faceted spheres(quartz crystal) and then hand drilled. The gemstones were hand crafted and faceted by a 19th century Russian artisan, p
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$14.99 Shipping Location: Lummi Island, United States HISTORY OF KUNZITE: Kunzite is an unusual and rare gemstone. Kunzite commonly shows violet, pink, yellow or green hues depending upon the orientation ... moreof the cut gemstone. Depending on the cut, it can also possess incredible sparkle and brilliance.
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$16.49 Shipping Location: Lummi Island, United States REVIEW : Finger rings call upon the arts of the goldsmith. Engraver, and jeweler. Etruscan Scarabs and Rings. So does the gem refer to the Roman armies ... moreavenging a past defeat?. The burial chamber of an Etruscan lady, near Vulci, opened over a century ago, yielded a rich parure.
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$5.99 Shipping Condition: Pre-owned Location: Lummi Island, United States These records are very useful to historians, where they survive. Usually jewelers were goldsmiths. The notable engravers of the 1400s either were goldsmiths, ... moreas was Master E. S., or the sons of goldsmiths, such as Martin Schongauer and Albrecht Dürer.
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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 Handcrafted Five and ... moreThree-Quarter Carat(Plus) Emerald” Cut Genuine Natural Faceted Smoky Quartz Crystal from Mount Cairngorm. Scotland. Mounted into high quality solid sterling silver pendant(not cheap silver plated) CLASSIFICATION: Smoky Quartz Faceted“Emerald” also known as an“octagon” cut) ORIGIN: Mount Cairngorm. Scotland. 19th Century. Handcut in or near Yekaterinburg, Russia, 19th Century. SIZE: Length: 13 1/2mm. Width: 9mm. Depth: 5 1/2mm. All measurements approximate. WEIGHT: 5.84 carats. NOTE: Default chain is silver electroplate 16. 18, 20 or 24 inch(provided free) Sterling silver chains are also available in lengths from 16 to 24 inches. We also have available handcrafted, high-quality(solid not formed) Greek black leather cords. NOTE: This same setting is also available in 14kt solid gold. If you would prefer a different setting style. Odds are we have many different setting styles available which would fit this stone which could be substituted for no or very little additional cost. 14kt solid gold settings and 14kt gold fill(5% gold over 95% silver) are also available. Write us for pictures and prices. 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: In Medieval Europe a crystal ball of smoky quartz was the scrying or diving tool of choice used by magicians and sorcerers. Smoky quartz talismans were often engraved with the image of a man in armor holding a bow and arrow. The stone supposedly guarded the wearer and the place where it was situated. According to some historical references. Smoky quartz was made into“sunglasses” in 12th century Medieval China, so that judges could use the smoky quartz glasses to hide their facial expressions when they interrogated witnesses. Smoky
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$19.99 Shipping Condition: Pre-owned Location: Lummi Island, United States It would be very suitable for a nice ring or pendant. The round cut is very similar to the brilliant round faceted finish given to contemporary round ... morediamonds (a “brilliant” cut). This is nice, white diamond with nice fire and brilliance, and no noticeable dark (carbon) inclusions.
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$48.99 Shipping Location: Lummi Island, United States DETAIL : A very well preserved tomb warrior ostensibly originating from the “Qi Dynasty” period of Ancient China. This particular masterpiece is a real ... moreterra cotta warrior, ostensibly intended to protect a real tomb, much like those 6,000 terra cotta warriors recently unearthed which guarded the tomb of the ancient Chinese Emperor Ch’in.
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$9.99 Shipping Location: Lummi Island, United States Cairngorm is also the national gemstone of Scotland and has been considered a sacred stone for millennia, a belief dating back to the Druids. It is the ... morenational gemstone of Scotland and has been considered a sacred stone there for millennia, a belief dating back to the Druids.
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$10.99 Shipping Location: Lummi Island, United States TRANSLATE Arabic Chinese French German Greek Indonesian Italian Hindi Japanese Korean Swedish Portuguese Russian Spanish Antique Genuine Natural Russian ... moreThree-Quarter Carat Handcrafted Violet-Blue Iolite Semi-Precious Gemstone Pendant. Mounted into high quality 14kt solid gold(not cheap gold electroplate or gold fill) Hand Polished Blue-Violet Iolite Oval Cabochon is of 18th century Russian origin and was cut and crafted in 18th century Russia. Chain and pendant setting contemporary. SIZE: Length: 7mm. Width: 5mm. Thickness: 3mm. WEIGHT: Approximately 0.73 carats. NOTE: We have many chains available which would fit this pendant. You may request a complimentary gold electroplate chain in lengths from 16 to 24 inches. We also have available chains in 14kt gold fill and 14kt solid gold in lengths from 16 to 30 inches. This setting is also available in sterling silver. If you would prefer a different setting style. Odds are we have many different setting styles available which would fit this stone(s) some less costly, some more. Write us for pictures and prices. 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. DETAILS: The name iolite comes from the Greek ios. Which means violet. In some Medieval cultures iolite was held sacred to the Mother Goddess, and in other Medieval cultures it was held to be sacred to the Father God or King of Gods(especially the Roman deity Jupiter and the ancient Greek equivalent, Zeus) There exist accounts that Iolite was used by medieval shamans, mystics, seers, witches and wizards to help achieve a deep trance state, stimulate visions, and stimulate astral travel. Iolite was also used by Norse and Viking explorers as a navigational aid, as a properly oriented stone would change color in relation to the direction of sunlight, allowing for crude navigation in the fog-enshrouded northern Atlantic waters where the
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$5.99 Shipping Location: Ferndale, United States Authoritative and eminently readable, this book will entertain as much as it will educate. Full coverage is given to all aspects of life in a thousand-year ... moreperiod which saw the creation of western civilization: from the empires and kingdoms of Charlemagne, the Byzantines, and the Hundred Years War, to the ideals of the crusades, the building of great cathedrals and the social catastrophe of the Black Death; the cultural worlds of chivalric knights, popular festivals, and new art forms.
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$14.99 Shipping Location: Lummi Island, United States It was believed to prevent infection and diseases and was used by expectant mothers to keep unborn children safe from complications during childbirth. ... moreIt was even used to treat cholera, dysentery, and malaria.
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$76.49 Shipping Condition: New without tags Location: Lummi Island, United States DETAIL: Beware! Here is a ten of eight stunning, brilliant, gorgeous, rare, natural green alexandrite gemstones from the Ural Mountains of Russia. However ... morethe Brazilian gemstones tend to have washed out colors when cut, and the African and Celanese sources produce very dark, not brightly colored gemstones.
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$58.49 Shipping Location: Lummi Island, United States In the ancient world ruby was believed to possess magical powers, and was worn as a talisman for protection from plagues, poison, sorrow, and evil spirits. ... moreThe ruby symbolized freedom, charity, dignity and divine power, and was associated with fire and blood, implying warmth and life for mankind.
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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 Genuine Sterling Silver Semi-Custom ... moreDesigner Ring. Size 6 1/2(resizing available) Not cheap silver electroplate! This is a high-quality. Solid sterling silver designer ring manufactured by one of America’s leading semi-custom mount manufacturers. NOTE: Resizing is available(may incur nominal extra cost depending on size required) DESCRIPTION: The oldest silver artifacts found by archaeologists date from ancient Sumeria about 4.000 B.C. At many points in the ancient world, silver was actually more costly than gold, particularly in ancient Egypt. The ancient Egyptians believed that the skin of their gods was composed of gold, and their bones were thought to be of silver. The first large-scale silver mines were in Anatolia(ancient Turkey) and Armenia, where as early as 4,000 B.C. silver was extracted from lead ores. From Turkey and Armenia silver refining technology spread to the rest of Asia Minor and Europe. By about 2,500 B.C. the Babylonians were one of the major refiners of silver. The high value ancient colutures place on silver is demonstrated by the fact that some of the richest burials in history uncovered by archaeologists have been from this time frame; that of Queen Puabi of Ur, Sumeria(26th century B.C. Tutankhamun(14th century B.C. and the rich Trojan(25th century B.C. and Mycenaean(18th century B.C. treasures uncovered by Heinrich Schliemann. Celebrating that heritage. Here’s a gorgeous, high quality sterling silver semi-custom sterling silver ring. The ring is robustly constructed, much more substantial and heavier than the typical ring band. Please do not confuse this with cheap silver electroplate. This is a high-quality ring manufactured right here in the USA by one of the nation’s largest manufacturers of gold and sterling silver semi-custom mounts. It’s an heirloom quality ring designed and produced to last a lifetime…and beyond! HISTORY OF SILVER: After gold
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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 Three-Quater Carats Antique ... moreGenuine Natural Pastel Amethyst Faceted Pears. CLASSIFICATION: Two Faceted. Pear Cut Amethyst Semi-Precious Gemstones. ORIGIN: Coastal Devonian Lava Beds. Angus, Scotland. 19th Century. SIZE: Length: 6mm. Width: 5mm. Depth: 5mm. All measurements approximate. WEIGHT: 1.44 carats(the pair) NOTES: Upon request we can set your gemstones as a ring. Pendant, or as earrings(click for more information) DETAIL: Ancient accounts relate that(third century Roman) Saint Valentine owned a ring set with an antique amethyst carved with an image of Cupid. The stone was also a symbol of Saint Matthias(the apostle chosen by the remaining eleven apostles to replace Judas Iscariot following Judas' betrayal of Jesus and his suicide) In the medieval church Amethyst stood for piety and celibacy and was therefore worn by members of the Catholic Church clergy and was used to adorn crosses. Shamans of the ancient and medieval world used amethyst to assist prophecy and visions. Amethyst was also used in spells designed to magnify beauty. In Renaissance magic. An amethyst engraved with the image of a bear was worn as a protective amulet, and had the power to put demons to flight. Here's two very clean faceted amethyst"pears" from the Devonian lava beds found along the coast of Angus Country. Scotland. The gemstones were hand crafted and faceted 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. Very popular in 18th and 19th century Victorian Scotland, amethyst has remained a very popular gemstone through the 20th century. These are two very fine pale lavender colored semi-precious gemstones. As you can see from the photo enlargements here, both gemstones are to the eye completely transparent and free from blemishes, and possess exceptional sparkl
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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 Genuine Sterling Silver Semi-Custom ... moreDesigner Ring. Size 7(resizing available) Not cheap silver electroplate! This is a high-quality. Solid sterling silver designer ring manufactured by one of America’s leading semi-custom mount manufacturers. NOTE: Resizing is available(may incur nominal extra cost depending on size required) DESCRIPTION: Silver coinage played a significant role in the ancient world. Macedonia’s coinage during the reign of Philip II(359-336 B.C. circulated widely throughout the Hellenic world. His famous son. Alexander the Great(336-323 B.C. spread the concept of coinage throughout the lands he conquered. For both Philip II and Alexander silver coins became an essential way of paying their armies and meeting other military expenses. They also used coins to make a realistic portrait of the ruler of the country. The Romans also used silver coins to pay their legions. These coins were used for most daily transactions by administrators and traders throughout the empire. Roman silver coins also served as an important means of political propaganda. Extolling the virtues of Rome and her emperors, and continued in the Greek tradition of realistic portraiture. Celebrating that heritage, here’s a gorgeous, high quality sterling silver semi-custom sterling silver ring. The ring is robustly constructed, much more substantial and heavier than the typical ring band. Please do not confuse this with cheap silver electroplate. This is a high-quality ring manufactured right here in the USA by one of the nation’s largest manufacturers of gold and sterling silver semi-custom mounts. It’s an heirloom quality ring designed and produced to last a lifetime…and beyond! HISTORY OF SILVER: After gold. Silver is the metal most widely used in jewelry and the most malleable. The oldest silver artifacts found by archaeologists date from ancient Sumeria about 4,000 B.C. At many points in the ancie
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$10.49 Shipping Location: Lummi Island, United States In the ancient world ruby was believed to possess magical powers, and was worn as a talisman for protection from plagues, poison, sorrow, and evil spirits. ... moreThe ruby symbolized freedom, charity, dignity and divine power, and was associated with fire and blood, implying warmth and life for mankind.
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$15.99 Shipping Condition: Unspecified Location: Lummi Island, United States Cairngorm is also the national gemstone of Scotland and has been considered a sacred stone for millennia, a belief dating back to the Druids. Here’s one ... moresuch gemstone, a very uncommon semi-precious gemstone from Victorian-era Scotland, specifically Mount Cairngorm.
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$10.99 Shipping Location: Lummi Island, United States TRANSLATE Arabic Chinese French German Greek Indonesian Italian Hindi Japanese Korean Swedish Portuguese Russian Spanish Two Antique Genuine Natural Russian ... moreThree-Quarter Carat Faceted Dark Blue Sapphire Ovals. Mounted into contemporary high quality 14kt Euro-Clicks. ORIGIN: The Ural Mountains. Russia. 19th Century. 14 kt Gold Fill Settings are Contemporary. SIZE: Length: 5.5mm. Width: 4.5mm. Depth(Thickness) 3mm. All measurements approximate. WEIGHT: 1.62 carats(a pair) NOTE: These earring settings are also available in 14kt gold fill(5% gold over 95% silver) If you prefer. Upon request, other setting styles are available such as studs, lever backs, French hooks, kidney wires, ball/stud dangles, etc. as are sterling silver or 14kt gold fill settings. 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: Many archaeo-linguists believe that the name sapphire is derived from its association with the planet and ancient deity Saturn(the name can be roughly translated to mean“dear to Saturn” in many different languages) In ancient Rome Saturn was a major god presiding over agriculture and the harvest time. His reign was depicted as a Golden Age of abundance and peace by many Roman authors. A mythical age when Saturn was said to have ruled. In remembrance and celebration of that age, a great(week-long) feast called Saturnalia was held throughout the Roman Empire during the winter months around the time of the winter solstice. It is thought that the festivals of Saturnalia and Lupercalia were the roots of the carnival(Mardi Gras" in the USA) Roman depictions of Saturn generally showed the god with a sickle in his left hand and a bundle of wheat in his right. In the medieval world Saturn was known as the Roman god of agriculture, justice and strength. Here are two gorgeous. Richly colored natural dark blue sapphire precious
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$7.49 Shipping Location: Lummi Island, United States It is the national gemstone of Scotland and has been considered a sacred stone there for millennia, a belief dating back to the Druids. DETAIL: Smoky ... morequartz from the Cairngorm Mountains is the national gemstone of Scotland and has been considered a sacred stone there for millennia, a belief dating back to the Druids and Celts.
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$10.99 Shipping Location: Lummi Island, United States TRANSLATE Arabic Chinese French German Greek Indonesian Italian Hindi Japanese Korean Swedish Portuguese Russian Spanish Antique 19th Century Genuine ... moreNatural One-Third Carat Flawless/Near Flawless Exceptionally Good Quality Faceted Siamese Ruby. CLASSIFICATION: Faceted Ruby Precious Gemstone. ORIGIN: Siam. 19th Century. SIZE: Diameter: 4½mm. Depth: 2mm. Measurements approximate. WEIGHT: 0.36 carats. NOTES: Upon request we can set your gemstone as a ring. Pendant, or as earrings(click for more information) DETAIL: Rubies were amongst the earliest gemstones traded by mankind. Since the 5th millennium B.C. From the most ancient times all the way through the medieval world, ruby was worn by the classical Mediterranean civilizations(Greeks, Romans, Persians, and the Indo-European“Celtic” peoples) as an amulet for protection from lightening, plagues, poison, sorrow, and evil spirits. The ancient populations of the Mediterranean also believed that the color of a ruby would change mirroring changes in the health of its owner, and that the color would drain from a ruby at the moment its owner died. The Bible makes numerous mentions of ruby, first as one of the twelve precious stones created by God when he created mankind. Ruby is then described as“the lord of gems” when one was given to Aaron on the command of God. In the classical world, rubies from Afghanistan, Ceylon, and Burma were traded in the ancient port cities of the Eastern Mediterranean(often by Phoenicians) and from there traveled throughout Europe. Celebrating our cultural inheritance here's an absolutely exquisite. Exceptionally good quality 19th century antique hand faceted ruby from Siam(present day Thailand) 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. The faceted cut is a coarse precursor to what eventually became known in the industry as a"brilliant cut" round, the contemporary finish gen
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Free Shipping Location: China Asian chinese old miao silver hand cast dog statue bracelet jewel cool gift. Exquisite Chinese Silver Dragon Inlaid Green Jade Hand Carved Pair Lion Statue. ... moreChinese Old Handmade Pure Brass Beast Head Small Incense Burner Statue.
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