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$15.99 Shipping Location: Lummi Island, United States Glass was used primarily for the production of vessels, although mosaic tiles, window glass, jewelry, beads and gemstones were also produced. The discovery ... moreof the techniques for producing glass was probably the accidental byproduct of the ancient production of faience.
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$18.99 Shipping Location: Lummi Island, United States TRANSLATE Arabic Chinese French German Greek Indonesian Italian Hindi Japanese Korean Swedish Portuguese Russian Spanish Nicely Preserved Ostensibly Eighth ... moreor Ninth Century A.D. Tang Dynasty Sancai Glazed Ceramic Statuette of a Female Musician Holding a Pair of Cymbals. CLASSIFICATION: Ceramic Statuette. ATTRIBUTION: In the Style of Ancient China. Tang Dynasty, 8th or 9th Century A.D. Possibly a Ming Dynasty or 18th or 19th Century Qing Dynasty Revival Imitative. SIZE/MEASUREMENTS: Height: 145 millimeters(5 3/4 inches) Breadth: 79 millimeters(3 1/8 inches) Thickness: 80 millimeters(3 1/4 inches) CONDITION: Very good. No repairs but the majority of glaze is gone. A little wear and a few blemishes consistent with any decorative item which was buried for over one thousand years. A very thick alkaline soil deposition layer. Not flawless, but certainly in a better than average state of preservation– and unrepaired! Stands on its own. DETAIL: A nicely preserved clay statuette so wonderfully characteristic of Tang Dynasty statuary. Sancai. Or three-color glazes principally in yellow, green and brown was a development of the Tang Dynasty(618-907 AD) Sancai(three-colored" wares were first made for burial, using lead-based glazes that produced mottled and streaky effects in green, amber-brown, and cream, with an occasional addition of blue or black. The production of such exquisite porcelain items required multiple firings of fine white clay at temperatures near 1000c(1800f) degrees. A wide variety of statuettes were commonly produced such as musicians, chamberlains(butlers) maids, cooks, even animals; all designed to serve their deceased master. In early Tang dynasty. Production of sancai pottery figurines dominated the pottery scene, and their production continued well into the Ming era which advanced the art with more intense colors and finer porcelain clay. The pottery and porcelain figures produced from the Tang all the way through the Ming Dynasties are famous even until today for their beautiful
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$9.99 Shipping Location: Lummi Island, United States 212 pages with color tipped in plates of the artwork. The greatest strength, however, are the landscape paintings. Considered the highest category of ... morepainting in China, the landscape embodies the ideals of the Confucian scholar.
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$30.00 Shipping Location: Paris VI, France In 1541, on behalf of Charles V, he built two globes, terrestrial and celestial. He then settled in Duisburg in 1552. The brass of his Atlas was then ... moreused by Judocus Hondius. He is responsible for the projection used in nautical charts.
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$8.99 Shipping Location: Freeport, United States Failing to make a favorable impression inSouth China, Bodhidharma is said to have travelled to the Shaolin Monastery. The idea that Bodhidharma founded ... moremartial arts at the Shaolin Temple was spread in the 20th century.
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$12.00 Shipping Location: Arcata, United States REPLICA PERIOD FURNITURE & PAINTINGS. 17c Light Oak Bench-Stool with Caned Top and Barley Twist Legs. CONSTRUCTED OF AUTHENTIC DATED OAK, WALNUT and MAHOGANY ... moreWOODS.
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$15.00 Shipping Location: Cyprus Tabula Asiae XII Sri Lanka map with Elephant Ruscelli 1562. Title: Tabula Asiae XII. Condition: Nice map in very good condition, verso Dell Asia. For ... morethe complete Map and Print collection see our online site.
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$15.00 Shipping Location: Cyprus Title: Tabula exactissima Regnoru Sueciae et Norvegiae nec non Maris Universi Orientalis Terracumq adiacentium, summo studio ad Andrea Bureo Sueco. He ... morespent most of his working life in Frankfurt. For the complete Map and Print collection see our online site.
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$75.06 Shipping Location: NORWICH, United Kingdom But visibility was poor, the diving seasons were interrupted by seasonal monsoons, and eventually it required three seasons of diving to complete a systematic ... morerecovery of the cargo, recorded by site grid drawings of the hull, and underwater film.
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$18.99 Shipping Location: Lummi Island, United States DETAIL : A nicely preserved clay statuette so wonderfully characteristic of Tang Dynasty statuary. Sancai ("three-colored") wares were first made for ... moreburial, using lead-based glazes that produced mottled and streaky effects in green, amber-brown, and cream, with an occasional addition of blue or black.
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$7.99 Shipping Condition: Brand New Location: Ferndale, United States Publisher: Ashmolean Museum (1978). Pages: 100. The Ashmolean Museum is the oldest museum in Britain, housing Oxford University's unrivaled collection ... moreof antiquities. The Ashmolean Museum is the oldest museum in Britain, housing Oxford University's unrivalled collection of antiquities.
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$6.95 Shipping Location: Clinton Township, United States Th century AD. Silvered bronze, size 14 with rounded face. Bandwidth of 6.4mm. The inside with two small jewelers/makers marks. Gift boxed with a certification ... moreof authenticity.
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$8.95 Shipping Location: Branch, United States THE KILL BY VERA WILLOUGHBY. Willoughby was born in South Norwood and educated in London at the Slade School of Fine Art. She made illustrations for a ... moregift edition of The Odes of Horace, added "curiously stylised illustrations" for a 1929 edition of Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen, "decorated" a collection of 17th-century love poems, and contributed illustrations for ten books published by Peter Llewelyn Davies, among her many published works.
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$6.22 Shipping Location: SALFORD, United Kingdom Not online. B & B Enterprises, Incorporated. St Aubyn, p. 238. St Aubyn, p. 215. Hibbert, pp. 265–267; St Aubyn, p. 318; Woodham-Smith, pp. 412–413. Longford, ... morep. 181. Hibbert, p. 427; Marshall, p. 176; St Aubyn, p. 389.
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$7.99 Shipping Condition: Very Good Location: Ferndale, United States Publisher: Ashmolean Museum (1978). Pages: 100. The Ashmolean Museum is the oldest museum in Britain, housing Oxford University's unrivaled collection ... moreof antiquities. The Ashmolean Museum is the oldest museum in Britain, housing Oxford University's unrivalled collection of antiquities.
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$13.96 Shipping Location: SWINDON, United Kingdom The Middle Byzantine period began from the beginning of the 7th century until 1204 ad, and it was divided into several sub-periods. From the beginning ... moreof the 7th century until the beginning of the 9th century, the Empire experienced the "Dark Ages", during which many problems of all kinds began and transformations took place.
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$8.99 Shipping Location: Ferndale, United States TRANSLATE Arabic Chinese French German Greek Indonesian Italian Hindi Japanese Korean Swedish Portuguese Russian Spanish”Finger Rings from Ancient to ... moreModern” by Diana Scarisbrick and Martin Henig. 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. DESCRIPTION: Hardcover. Publisher: Ashmolean Museum(2006) Pages: 80. In this overview are over 150 signet rings. Magic rings, rings commemorating love/marriage, etc. The Ashmolean Museum is the oldest museum in Britain, housing Oxford University's unrivalled collection of antiquities. The book divides into two sections Part One, Rings in the Ancient Mediterranean World' which illustrates the earliest rings from the Hittite empire, Ancient Egypt, Greece, Rome, Crete and Cyprus, dating from the 2nd millennium BC to the 3rd and 4th century AD. Part Two, The Middle Ages to Modern Times' includes medieval, Renaissance and 17th century signet rings; magical rings, love and marriage, memorial and'Giardinetti' or decorative rings from the 18th century. CONDITION: NEW. New hardcover w/pictorial boards. Ashmolean Museum(2006) 80 pages. Pristine and unblemished in every respect. Pages are clean. Crisp, unmarked, unmutilated, tightly bound, unambiguously unread. Satisfaction unconditionally guaranteed. In stock, ready to ship. No disappointments, no excuses. PROMPT SHIPPING! HEAVILY PADDED, DAMAGE-FREE PACKAGING! 7612a. PLEASE SEE DESCRIPTIONS AND IMAGES BELOW FOR DETAILED REVIEWS AND FOR PAGES OF PICTURES FROM INSIDE OF BOOK. PLEASE SEE PUBLISHER. PROFESSIONAL, AND READER REVIEWS BELOW. PUBLISHER REVIEWS: REVIEW: The Ashmolean Museum is the oldest muse
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$8.95 Shipping Location: Branch, United States ILLUSTRATOR/ARTIST: Guy Arnoux was a French artist who was born in 1886. The artist died in 1951. Britain has also historically been a hugely important ... morecentre for thoroughbred racehorse breeding. Amongst their number were Sam Chifney, Jem Robinson, the Arnull family – John, Sam and Bill – and "the first man to bring respectability to the profession" – Frank Buckle.
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$8.95 Shipping Location: Branch, United States This was about 1851. This record is now in the Public Record Office. The croquet lawn existed on the northern terrace, between Eglinton Castle and the ... moreLugton Water. In 1865 the 'Rules of the Eglinton Castle and Cassiobury Croquet' was published by Edmund Routledge.
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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 Time-Life Great Ages of Man Series– ... moreEarly Islam. 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. 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. DESCRIPTION: Hardcover: 192 pages. Publisher: Time-Life Books Inc. 1975) 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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$8.95 Shipping Location: Branch, United States The majority of Watkins's paintings are of landscapes, portraits, and interiors and primarily oil paintings on canvas or board. Her earlier works lean ... moretowards realism - with dark tones and clear details, while her later works are more colorful and Impressionist in style.
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$8.95 Shipping Location: Branch, United States By the end of the Renaissance, the number of courses had grown to ten, and during the Baroque era the number continued to grow until it reached 14 (and ... moreoccasionally as many as 19). At the end of the lute's evolution the archlute, theorbo and torban had long extensions attached to the main tuning head to provide a greater resonating length for the bass strings, and since human fingers are not long enough to stop strings across a neck wide enough to hold 14 courses, the bass strings were placed outside the fretboard, and were played open, i.e., without pressing them against the fingerboard with the left hand.
$6.22 Shipping Location: SALFORD, United Kingdom International Year Book: 1907 (1908) 1002pp, worldwide coverage online edition. British honours[5]. "First King Charles 50p coins enter circulation". ... more8 December 2022. Archived from the original on 8 December 2022.
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$18.99 Shipping Location: Lummi Island, United States TRANSLATE Arabic Chinese French German Greek Indonesian Italian Hindi Japanese Korean Swedish Portuguese Russian Spanish Nicely Preserved Ostensibly Eighth ... moreor Ninth Century A.D. Tang Dynasty Sancai Glazed Ceramic Statuette of a Female Musician Holding a Stringed Instrument(Probably a“Pipa” CLASSIFICATION: Ceramic Statuette. ATTRIBUTION: In the Style of Ancient China. Tang Dynasty, 8th or 9th Century A.D. Possibly a Ming Dynasty or 18th or 19th Century Qing Dynasty Revival Imitative. SIZE/MEASUREMENTS: Height: 151 millimeters(6 inches) Breadth: 81 millimeters(3 1/4 inches) Thickness: 82 millimeters(3 3/8 inches) CONDITION: Very good. No repairs but the majority of glaze is gone. A little wear and a few blemishes consistent with any decorative item which was buried for over one thousand years. Not flawless, but certainly in a better than average state of preservation– and unrepaired! Stands on its own. DETAIL: A nicely preserved clay statuette so wonderfully characteristic of Tang Dynasty statuary. Sancai. Or three-color glazes principally in yellow, green and brown was a development of the Tang Dynasty(618-907 AD) Sancai(three-colored" wares were first made for burial, using lead-based glazes that produced mottled and streaky effects in green, amber-brown, and cream, with an occasional addition of blue or black. The production of such exquisite porcelain items required multiple firings of fine white clay at temperatures near 1000c(1800f) degrees. A wide variety of statuettes were commonly produced such as musicians, chamberlains(butlers) maids, cooks, even animals; all designed to serve their deceased master. In early Tang dynasty. Production of sancai pottery figurines dominated the pottery scene, and their production continued well into the Ming era which advanced the art with more intense colors and finer porcelain clay. The pottery and porcelain figures produced from the Tang all the way through the Ming Dynasties are famous even until today for their beautiful multicolored glazes occu
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$43.99 Shipping Location: Lummi Island, United States TRANSLATE Arabic Chinese French German Greek Indonesian Italian Hindi Japanese Korean Swedish Portuguese Russian Spanish Genuine Intricate. Beautiful ... moreAncient Chinese Buddhist Shrine Decorative Clay Tile Depicting Eight Hindu-Style Bodhisattvas. Possibly an 18th or 19th Century Revival Imitative. CLASSIFICATION: Ancient Chinese Buddhist Clay Shrine Tile. ATTRIBUTION: In the Style of Ancient China. Liao Dynasty(907-1125 A.D. SIZE/MEASUREMENTS: Length: 243 millimeters(9 3/4 inches) Width: 188 millimeters(7 1/2 inches) Thickness: 25 millimeters(1 inch) Weight: 3 pounds. 6 ounces(about 1½ kilograms) CONDITION: Exceptional. Integrity entirely intact. No significant chips or cracks. Minor surface crazing. Professionally conserved. Can be sealed upon request. DETAIL: This is a very beautiful. Intricately detailed gray clay tile from the Liao Dynasty of ancient China. These clay tiles were used to decorate the inside walls of Buddhist shrines. The depiction is somewhat reminiscent of a Hindu depiction. Of course Buddhism came to China from Hindu India, and there exist of course many parallels between the Chinese and Indian variants of Buddhism. The depiction is of eight bodhisattvas of various sizes. There is a little surface crazing and a few minute chips; but no cracks or major chips. It is constructed of very strong sintered clay produced using a very special technique often employed to produce strengthened steel. Although it is probable that this specimen is much older. It is also possible that this piece might be a revivalist imitative produced for the European market of the 18th or 19th century. It is widely known that Chinese porcelain and other ceramic artwork was quite popular in Victorian Europe. Carrying Chinese porcelain from China to Europe was an industry for the seafaring mariners of the 16th. 17th, and 18th centuries. Entire fleets of sailing ships plied the trade, especially the Dutch and English. However in addition to porcelain, ancient Chinese ceramics were also extremely popular in Vi
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$39.99 Shipping Location: Lummi Island, United States TRANSLATE Arabic Chinese French German Greek Indonesian Italian Hindi Japanese Korean Swedish Portuguese Russian Spanish Extraordinary. Exceptionally ... moreWell Preserved Genuine Ancient Chinese Earthenware Jar; Wine Storage Decanter(Hu” BC200. Perfect for a dried flower display. CLASSIFICATION: Earthenware Jar. ATTRIBUTION: In the Style of Ancient China. Han Dynasty(206 B.C. to 220 A.D. Possibly an 18th or 19th Century Revival Imitative. SIZE/MEASUREMENTS: Height: 175 millimeters(7 inches) Breadth: 195 millimeters(7 3/4 inches) Depth: 139 millimeters(5 5/8 inches) Diameter: 92 millimeters(3 2/3 inches) at top lip; 85* 73 millimeters(3 3/8* 2 7/8 inches) at base. CONDITION: Exceptionally good! Entirely intact except for a the normal potting blemishes associated with crude hand production; and assorted minor bumps. Chips, and bruises consistent with wear due to ancient usage and then burial since ancient times. All quite normal for a 2,000 year old vase. DETAIL: A splendid. Exceptionally well preserved large sized earthenware jar from the Han Dynasty of Ancient China. The jar is the size of a large melon(like a cantaloupe) What’s really remarkable is that it is ostensibly about 2,000 years old and is entirely intact, with no damage aside from the normal little dings, chips and bruises one would expect with an earthenware household utensil which was used and then spent twenty centuries buried. There are as well the normal blemishes(bumps and pits) one expects with earthenware crudely fashioned by hand. Notwithstanding these blemishes(entirely normal for an ancient earthenware jar such as this) it has emerged from the soil in wonderful condition! There are some light soil accretions which could be brushed or washed off if one were gentle and careful. Although it is quite possible that this specimen is much older. It’s also equally likely that this piece is a revivalist imitative produced for the European market of the 18th or 19th century. It is widely known that Chinese porcelain and other cera
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$38.49 Shipping Location: Lummi Island, United States TRANSLATE Arabic Chinese French German Greek Indonesian Italian Hindi Japanese Korean Swedish Portuguese Russian Spanish Extraordinary. Exceptionally ... moreWell Preserved Genuine Ancient Chinese Large Earthenware Jar/Vase BC200. CLASSIFICATION: Earthenware Jar. ATTRIBUTION: In the Style of Ancient China. Han Dynasty(206 B.C. to 220 A.D. Possibly an 18th or 19th Century Revival Imitative. SIZE/MEASUREMENTS: Height: 140 millimeters(5 2/3 inches) Diameter: 180 millimeters(7 1/4 inches) at shoulder; 99 millimeters(4 inches) at top lip; 100 millimeters(4 inches) at base. CONDITION: Exceptionally good! Extraordinary! Entirely intact except for a the normal potting blemishes associated with crude hand production; and assorted minor bumps and bruises consistent with wear due to ancient usage and then burial since ancient times. All quite normal for a 2.000 year old vase. DETAIL: A splendid. Exceptionally well preserved large sized earthenware jar from the Han Dynasty of Ancient China. The jar is the size of a very large melon– almost the size of a soccer ball. What’s really remarkable is that it is seemingly about 2,000 years old and is entirely intact, with no damage aside from the normal little dings and bruises one would expect with an earthenware household utensil which was used and then spent twenty centuries buried. There are simply the normal blemishes(bumps and dips) one expects with earthenware crudely fashioned by hand. Notwithstanding these blemishes(entirely normal for an ancient earthenware jar such as this) it has emerged from the soil in wonderful condition! There are some light soil accretions which could be brushed or washed off if one were gentle and careful. Although it is probable that this specimen is much older. It is also possible that this piece might be a revivalist imitative produced for the European market of the 18th or 19th century. It is widely known that Chinese porcelain and other ceramic artwork was quite popular in Victorian Europe. Carrying Chinese porcelain from China to Eur
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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 Large Beautiful Size 11 1/2 Late ... moreByzantine/Early Renaissance Era Silver Alloy Ring with Two Large Glass(Ruby Red and Sapphire Blue) Gemstones” Accented with a Two Smaller Glass(Sapphire Blue and Ruby Red Glass) Gemstones” CLASSIFICATION: Silver/Bronze Alloy Ring with Ruby Red and Sapphire Blue and Two Colored Glass Accent“Gemstones” ATTRIBUTION: Eastern Europe(Crimean/Black Sea Region) 17th-18th Century A.D. SIZE/DIMENSIONS(all measurements approximate) Size: 11 1/2(U.S. Inner Diameter: 22mm* 21 1/2mm. Overall Dimensions: 28 1/2mm* 23mm. Bezel: Overall Bezel: Height: 20 1/2mm. Breadth: 16mm. Thickness: 5 1/2mm. Gemstones: Large Sapphire Blue and Ruby Red: Diameter: 9 1/2mm. Thickness: 4 1/2mm. Small Sapphire Blue and Ruby Red: Diameter: 4mm. Thickness: 2mm. Fixed Width 7 1/2mm Band. Weight: 5.40 grams. CONDITION: Excellent! Entirely intact. Wear consistent with moderately light usage. No significant porosity(surface pitting caused by contact with earth while buried) Very fine finish. DETAIL: A very intricate silver/bronze alloy ring of late Renaissance origin. Probably seventeenth or eighteenth century, provenance is Southern Russia, the Crimean Region. The Crimean, now part of present-day Ukraine, was home of the Tartars(and before them ancient Greek settlements during the first millennium B.C. across the Black Sea from what was at the time this ring was produced, the Ottoman Empire, modern day Turkey. The ring bears a very elaborate bezel composed two large round“gem” stones, one colored ruby red, the other sapphire blue. These two larger round“gem” stones are flanked by two smaller round faceted“gem” stones, one colored sapphire blue, the other ruby red. All four are the original glass“gemstones” The ring itself is quite substantial, and the design of the ring and the detailed metal work evidenced in the bezel and bands is very sophisticated! The bands are quit
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$15.00 Shipping Location: Cyprus For the complete Map and Print collection see our online site. – 53 x 60 cm.
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$7.99 Shipping Location: Ferndale, United States Publisher: Ashmolean Museum (1978). Pages: 100. The Ashmolean Museum is the oldest museum in Britain, housing Oxford University's unrivaled collection ... moreof antiquities. The Ashmolean Museum is the oldest museum in Britain, housing Oxford University's unrivalled collection of antiquities.
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$4.99 Shipping Location: Lummi Island, United States REVIEW : A vivid and accessible short history of House of Stuart. Stunningly illustrated with full-color and black and white photographs and reproductions ... moreof art, manuscripts, effigies, coats of arms, and bloodline diagrams.
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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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$17.99 Shipping Location: Lummi Island, United States Publisher: Philip Wilson Publishers (2013). Pages: 256. It provides much new information about the city's role in the international gem and jewelry trade ... moreduring one of the most dynamic periods of English history.
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$8.50 Shipping Location: Croatia (1875-94), great work of Elisee Reclus. city and capital of Luxembourg, in the south-central part of the country. Luxembourg city is situated on a sandstone ... moreplateau into which the Alzette River and its tributary, the Petrusse, have cut deep, winding ravines.
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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 Splendid. Delicate 2,500 Year ... moreOld Ancient Egyptian Turquoise Blue-Green Faience Tube Bead Bracelet– About Eight Inches. CLASSIFICATION: Primitive ancient Egyptian silica ceramic/glass(faience” tube beads. Primitive silica disc beads. Contemporary 14kt Gold Fill Memory Wire. Beads, and Ends. Sterling silver bracelets are also available upon request. ATTRIBUTION: Ancient Egypt. 26th Dynasty, about 7th century B.C. SIZE: Approximately eleven faience tube beads range between 20 and 40 millimeters(3/4 to 1 ½ inches) in length. About 3 millimeters(1/8th inch) in diameter. About twelve disc beads about 4 millimeters in diameter. About 2 millimeters in thickness. 14kt gold fill memory wire, beads, findings. Total length about eight inches. CONDITION: Excellent. Unbroken beads relatively intact. Faience turquoise color well preserved. DETAIL: A bracelet of about eight inches length composed of sequentially-strung. Blue-green tubular“mummybeads” constructed of faience, a primitive silica ceramic. Interspersed are disk-shaped silica beads used as accent separators. The faience beads used are premium specimens, specially selected for their color and durability. The beads are mounted onto strong 14kt gold-filled memory wire(sterling silver is available if you prefer) Of course a clasp and tab complete the bracelet so that it is easy to take on and off. CONSTRUCTION: Faience. A primitive form of ceramic, was the ancient forerunner of modern glass, and was used by the Ancient Egyptians as far back as 3000 B.C. to fashion various amulets, beads, and other items of personal adornment. Most amulet/necklaces were both worn on a daily basis for protection, as well as buried with the dead to afford protection in the journey from this life to the next. Some bead necklaces were purely items of personal adornment, as these might have been so worn. Faience was produced by crushing quartz mixed with copp
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$37.38 Shipping Location: RUGELEY, United Kingdom Thomas Willmore. A real must for any serious silver collector. This would make an ideal gift.
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$10.99 Shipping Condition: Brand New Location: Lummi Island, United States Bactria in the Bronze Age Holly Pittman. Pages: 80. Several civilizations flourished in the fertile area created as the Tigris and Euphrates rivers flow ... moresouth out of Turkey. The area is commonly referred to as "the fertile crescent" by historians and archaeologists.
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$16.49 Shipping Location: Lummi Island, United States Genuine Ancient Roman Iridescent Blown Glass Vial. CLASSIFICATION: Ancient Roman Blown Glass Vial. ATTRIBUTION: Eastern Roman Empire(Syria) 1st Century ... moreA.D. SIZE/MEASUREMENTS: Height: 80 millimeters(3 1/4 inches) Bowl Diameter: 11 millimeters(1/2 inch) Neck Diameter: 8 millimeters(1/3 inch) Top Lip Diameter: 16 millimeters(2/3 inch) Weight: 5.99 grams. CONDITION: Very good. Complete but likely repaired(professionally, probably by a conservator) Fairly uncommon style. Minor scratches and scuffs consistent with use and then burial in soil. Heavy layer of iridescence and soil deposits caused by prolonged burial in soil) DETAIL: This is a very handsome first century A.D. Roman blown glass vial of reasonably nice dimensions. Most Roman glass vessels recovered complete(intact or repairable) are between 1 ½ and 3 inches in size. This specimen is over 3 inches tall! It possesses a heavy(albeit patchy) iridescent burial patina which is silver in color with plays of green. Blue, pink and purple. Though you can see some of the original green-colored glass peeking out, the silver iridescent covering is quite striking, very beautiful, and relatively uncommon. These small jars, pitchers, unguentariums, jugs, bottles, jars and flasks were used to contain aromatic oils, perfumes, medicinal ointments, and cosmetics. It is not to say that the Romans did not use larger pieces of glass on their tables such as bowls and cups; and even larger containers for transporting foodstuffs; because they did. In fact whatever the Romans had produced in clay in the first and second centuries B.C. was by the first and second centuries A.D. more commonly produced in glass. However the larger pieces of glass are rarely found intact. The Romans for instance produced fluted. Engraved, multi-tiered, and cut glass bowls of fantastic quality and design– and only a few intact specimens have ever been recovered intact. In fact even the medium-sized pieces such as this, and even smaller sized pieces are rarely recovered intact except
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