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$4.95 Shipping Location: Rochester, United States With large red/ blue marginal capitals. In good to very good condition. Whether you are a Christian Catholic of Protestant faith, this is a nice item ... moreand historically important! In the Catholic Church, Pope Nicholas III approved a Franciscan breviary, for use in that religious order, and this was the first text that bore the title of breviary.
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$9.99 Shipping Location: Ivanhoe, Australia Date: - 1845. The firm used the clan motto of \\\"Ready Aye Ready\\\" as their logo. The rest of Johnston\\\'s life was devoted to geography, his later ... moreyears to its educational aspects especially. He was the son of Andrew Johnston and Isabel Keith.
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$10.35 Shipping Location: Freeport, United States ADaruma doll (Japanese :達磨 ,Hepburn :daruma ) is a hollow, round,Japanese traditional doll modeled afterBodhidharma, the founder of theZen tradition ofBuddhism. ... moreDaruma dolls are seen as a symbol of perseverance.
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$9.99 Shipping Location: Ivanhoe, Australia Rapids and Bridge above The Falls of Niagara.1831.Hinton. They form the southern end of the Niagara Gorge. Hinton, John Howard 1791 - 1873. For many yeats ... moreHinton was a joint secretary of the Baptist Union with his lifelong friend Edward Steane.
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$4.89 Shipping Location: Kassel, Germany Glastonbury Abbey is a former Benedictine Abbey near Glastonbury in Somerset, England south of Wells. There is no reliable information about the founding ... moreof the monastery. Century, Saints Patrick and David visited the monastery and the tombs discovered in 1191 are those of Arthur and Guinevere. Only in a later tradition was the name of Joseph of Arimathea introduced. Knowles holds the 6th Century for the probable founding period. Around 705 the monastery was refounded by Ine, King of Wessex. Beginning with Abbot Dunstan, who introduced the Rule of Benedict into the monastery in 940 and remained in Glastonbury until his banishment in 957, the abbey reached its first heyday. From the year 1172 the quite high number of 72 monks has been handed down. However, a major fire in 1184 destroyed al.
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$15.75 Shipping Location: Oswego, United States THE QUALITY AND DETAIL ARE EXQUISITE! THIS SMALL EXQUISITE BOWL IS IN A MINIATURE FORM REMINISCENT OF THE ARCHAIC CHINESE BRONZE. THIS BOWL FEATURES A ... morePAIR OF DOUBLE HANDLES ON EACH SIDE IN THE SHAPE OF A DRAGON WITH RINGS.
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$7.00 Shipping Location: Croatia After five centuries of Roman rule and a brief occupation by the Vandals in the 5th century, Tingis was captured by the Byzantine Empire in the 6th century. ... moreWhen the Arabs arrived in the 7th century, however, Ceuta, not Tangier, seems to have been their principal fortress on the strait.
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$9.99 Shipping Location: Ivanhoe, Australia This beautifully hand coloured original copper-plate engraved antique map, battle plan & birds eye view of the Belgium city of Dendermonde and surrounding ... moreregions during the siege of Dendermonde in 1706 - during the Spanish War of Succession (1701-13) - was engraved by John Basire and was published in the 1745 edition of Nicholas TindalsContinuation of Mr. Rapin\'s History of England.
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$9.99 Shipping Location: Ivanhoe, Australia Moreover, \\\'their frequent use of eighteenth century sources, often from the 1740s, provided their atlas with up-to-date information. This large magnificent ... morehand coloured original copper-plate engraved antique map of Bavaria, Germany - centering on the River Danube - by Robert De Vaugondy was published in the 1757 edition of De Vaugondys famousThe Atlas Universel.
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$9.99 Shipping Location: Ivanhoe, Australia Wilkes, John 1750 – 1810. With Peter Barfoot he ran the British Directory Office in London, which published theUniversal British Directory from 1790 to ... more1798 after obtaining a royal patent. Horology (1811).
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$25.00 Shipping Location: Belvedere Tiburon, United States This British Army survey map was produced as part of the PEF’s Ordnance Survey of the Sinai Peninsula in 1868-69. This particular sheet covers the southwestern ... morequadrant of the peninsula, depicting the western coastline (Gulf of Suez) from Jabal Faraun and Wadi Useit in the north, to Ras Tor (or Tur) in the south.
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$9.99 Shipping Location: Freeport, United States ADaruma doll (Japanese :達磨 ,Hepburn :daruma ) is a hollow, round,Japanese traditional doll modeled afterBodhidharma, the founder of theZen tradition ofBuddhism. ... moreDaruma dolls are seen as a symbol of perseverance.
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$25.00 Shipping Location: Oyster Bay, United States Created late 19th century. This technique in design was adapted and perfected by Russian artisans in the 6th century. It was the most difficult and beautiful ... moreof all decorative techniques. Signed, Shiebler, Sterling, 7608.
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$9.99 Shipping Location: Ivanhoe, Australia France in 1805.J. Wilkes.1805. Wilkes, John 1750 – 1810. With Peter Barfoot he ran the British Directory Office in London, which published theUniversal ... moreBritish Directory from 1790 to 1798 after obtaining a royal patent.
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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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$72.79 Shipping Location: MATLOCK, United Kingdom In 1816–17 Francis Eyre built a Roman Catholic chapel, Church of All Saints, Hassop, next to the entrance lodge of the hall; the design, by Joseph Ireland, ... morewas based on that of Inigo Jones' St Paul's Covent Garden.
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$10.00 Shipping Location: Chicago, United States Frans Hogenberg (ca. 1540-ca. 1590) was a Flemish and German engraver and mapmaker who also painted. Hogenberg engraved the majority of the work’s 546 ... moreprospects and views. By: Georg Braun and Franz Hogenberg.
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$27.67 Shipping Condition: Unspecified Location: BRIGHTON, United Kingdom Aloi's sixth publication of Modern furnishings published in 1955 across Furniture Interiors Lighting Ceramics Glass Silver Textiles. Rasmussens, Alain ... moreRichard, Royere, SALIR, Gino Sarfatti etc. Sesta Serie Milano : U. Hoepli, 1955, 28x23cm English, French, German and Italian 472 pages 738 illustrations.
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$45.00 Shipping Location: Japan Rokubei dynasty started in late 18th century. Rokubei VI (1901-1980), the eldest son of Rokubei V, graduated from the Kyoto City School of Art and Crafts ... moreand Kyoto Municipal College of Painting before apprenticing with his father from 1925.
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$499.00 Shipping Location: Shelburne, United States This is the classic Tea Master Oribe's style first observed in about the 17th century. They work especially well at night with an oil candle. See our ... morephoto. An unusual Buddhist Kanji symbol is carved on top of the base stone.
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$7.00 Shipping Location: Croatia (1875-94), great work of Elisee Reclus. The site of the city was well protected and easily defensible. On the south the peninsula is connected to the ... moremainland by a narrow strip of land. The ancient citadel, the Byrsa, was on a low hill overlooking the sea.
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$242.95 Shipping Location: Portland, United States Wikipedia The Shuanglin Temple (Chinese: Ë«ÁÖËÂ; pinyin: Shu¨¡ngl¨ªn S¨¬) is a large Buddhist temple in the Shanxi Province of China. The temple is protected ... moreby the state administration. Founded in the 6th century, the temple is notable for its collection of more than 2,000 decorated clay statues that are dated to the 12th-19th centuries.
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$92.86 Shipping Location: TUNBRIDGE WELLS, United Kingdom It is interetsing to note the position of the riders feet. They are gripping the shoulder of the horse. This is less refined than the beautifully sculpted ... moreTang dynasty horses that are remarkably elegant with accurate physical attributes.
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$223.00 Shipping Location: New York, United States Earl of Breadalbane and Holland is a title in the Peerage of Scotland that was created in 1681 for Sir John Campbell, 5th Baronet of Glenorchy. Its four ... moreparts includes gyronny of eight parts in quarters one and four, galley with oars in action in quarter two, and in quarter three a fess chequy which is a checkered band of blue and white that stretched horizontally across a shield in battle.
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$15.00 Shipping Location: Newport Beach, United States LIndell Ice Rig Glass Bead Low Vibration Rattle Reel A must for every fish house! This new Lindell Ice Rig is a GLOW model which includes a wall bracket ... moreand handle for easy winding. New improved line tensioning eliminates free spooling when you have a big fish. 2 more O rings on front and back of spool for slight line tension that won't tighten too fast. Heavy-duty. Durable plastic spool with adjustable swing arm• Small. Cut-glass beads inside spool alerts anglers to even the lightest bites The smoothest ice rig for winter fishing. No Spokes• No Big Bells• No Wingnuts Reduces unwanted vibration down the line as the line feeds out. Works great for small pan fish as well as large northerns. Here are a couple of tips to remember when using your Lindell Ice Rig. Tip 1: The revolution of the spool is 12" which makes setting your bait easy. Whether fishing suspended fish or a foot off the bottom. Tip 2: Great for fishing out on the open ice. Mount your Lindell Ice Rig inside your 6 gal. pail and use as a seat. As you jig one line. Your ice rig is right under you. This also keeps the ice from freezing so fast. Remember. Clancy wouldn't have bought this rattle reel if it wasn't the best in the business and he has tried them all. CLICK FOR MORE INFORMATION Go to my other auction to see Lindell Rod Holder and Auto Jigger: Check out my! Payment by PayPal. You can use your credit or debit card with PayPal. Shipment by USPS Priority Mail.
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$55.52 Shipping Location: Fort Collins, United States This beautiful rubbing depicts a breathtaking procession of musicians from the Southern Wei Dynasty. With origins dating back centuries, this more recent ... morepiece is a replica of the stone rubbings from the past, and is perfect for any collector of Asian antiques.
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$8.00 Shipping Location: Gadsden, United States DATE PRINTED ON MAP: 1873. CONDITION: Good condition, perfectly suitable for framing, especially since this map is over 145 years old, there are minor ... moresigns of age, see photos. Pre folded and creased.
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$5.99 Shipping Condition: Unspecified Location: Lummi Island, United States I realized that so many aspects of the history of Roman wine were excellent "windows" on how Romans thought and felt about themselves and the diverse ... morepeoples most obviously, the Greeks and the Celts that they had conquered.
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$25.00 Shipping Location: Japan Ukiyoe Artist: TSUKIOKA Yoshitoshi 月岡 芳年(1839-1892). From the series "Instructive Models of Lofty Ambition ", 教導立志基.
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$3.99 Shipping Condition: Unspecified Location: Lummi Island, United States They needed to be strongly built and to a large extent were constructed below contemporary ground level. The uses of most rooms on many Roman sites can ... moreonly be guessed at, but baths are an exception.
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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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$35.00 Shipping Location: Canada Mumtaz Mahal was born Arjumand Banu Begum in Agra to a family of Persian nobility. She was the daughter of Abu'l-Hasan Asaf Khan, a wealthy Persian noble ... morewho held high office in the Mughal Empire, and the niece of Empress Nur Jahan, the chief wife of Emperor Jahangir and the power behind the emperor.
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Condition: Used Location: Shippensburg, United States Continental, circa 1900. The legs do not require any stretcher in light of their sheer structural strength, but for balance and division of negative space ... morethe designer of the table included a wonderful scrolling stretcher that culminates in the center with a display of foliage curling down from a central pod.
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$14.50 Shipping Location: Hinsdale, United States A 19th century Chinese polished bronze tripod censer, six character Xuande mark but later, of plain circular form with two raised handles on three feet, ... morecharacter mark to underside. 19th Century.
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$8.00 Shipping Location: Gadsden, United States DATE PRINTED ON MAP: 1872. CONDITION: Good condition, perfectly suitable for framing, especially since this map is over 145 years old, there are minor ... moresigns of age, see photos. Pre folded and creased.
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$168.35 Shipping Location: Ashby, United States Authentic 5-6 th century Korean Silla Dynasty Pottery Vase Japan. Antique Korean pottery vase, nice form with openwork foot rim.Age - Silla DynastyRare ... moreSize - Approximately 8 1/2 inches tall by 6 inches across at its widest Condition- expert repair on crack foot otherwise excellent with a beautiful aged gray finishPlease ask questions
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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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$9.99 Shipping Location: Ivanhoe, Australia This original copper-plate engraved antique mileage chart between different towns in the English county of Hertfordshire by Jacob van Langeren was published ... moreby Thomas Jenner in the 1643 edition ofDirection for the English Traveller (A direction for the English traviller, by which he shal be inabled to coast about all England and Wales. ).
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$9.99 Shipping Location: Ivanhoe, Australia This original copper-plate engraved antique print by Andrew Bell was published by Colin Macfarquhar in the 1770 edition ofEncyclopedia Britannica. Date: ... more- 1770. Bell produced almost all of the copperplate engravings for the 1st-4th editions of the Britannica: 160 for the 1st, 340 for the 2nd, 542 for the 3rd, and 531 for the 4th.
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$8.50 Shipping Location: Croatia The ancient city, lying off the east coast, was initially confined to an island that later was joined to Lésbos, creating a north and south harbour. From ... morethe 6th century BCE the city suffered from dictators, wars with Athens, Persian conquest, and civil revolts.
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$25.00 Shipping Location: Switzerland Ancient South Arabia is unique in the Ancient World. Wooden sticks, cut off from any kind of tree, form in fact the most easily prepared writing material ... moreone can imagine. 6 x 4 x 3 cm.
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$14.50 Shipping Location: Huntsville, United States British and Belgian Silver Plate Knives. -The fourth, a Belgian knife, is stamped on the blade, “ Bruno Wiskemann, orfèvre à Bruxelles ”, and “ inoxydable ... more" (stainless). Bruno Wiskemann opened his factory in 1870.
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$6.99 Shipping Condition: Brand New Location: Lummi Island, United States REVIEW : Caroline Vout is Senior Lecturer in Classics at the University of Cambridge and a Fellow of Christ’s College. REVIEW : he Greeks and Romans were ... morenot shy about sex. How are we to make sense of this abundance of sexual imagery?.
$13.41 Shipping Location: HAYLING ISLAND, United Kingdom First published in 1816, Stieler's Hand-Atlas was considered to be the leading German world atlas until the middle of the 20th century. An original colour ... moremap ofEastern Germany, Bohemia, Moravia and Silesia, published in the sixth edition of Adolf Stieler'sHand-Atlas uber alle Theile der Erde und uber das Weltebande, in 1873.
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Free Shipping Location: Thailand The Beautiful Bronze Battle Axe.
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$42.05 Shipping Location: Gibsonia, United States It is an antique item that would make a great addition to any collection or be used as a decorative piece. Don't miss out on the opportunity to own a ... morepiece of New York City's history.
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Free Shipping Location: Thailand The Beautiful Bronze Axe.
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$189.90 Shipping Location: Portland, United States Google search for Shuanglin temple you can see the set of 4 guardians Wikipedia The Shuanglin Temple (Chinese: Ë«ÁÖËÂ; pinyin: Shu¨¡ngl¨ªn S¨¬) is a large ... moreBuddhist temple in the Shanxi Province of China.
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$30.00 Shipping Location: Japan Japanese Antique Kawara Edo Roo f Tile.
$49.91 Shipping Location: CARNFORTH, United Kingdom 5 of the spoons have a matching crest of what looks like a griffin so they form a set. The knopf at the base of the 5 bowls has the letter P engraved. ... moreDessert spoons from the reign of George II are far more rare than table spoons of this period and therefore attract a premium.
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$10.00 Shipping Location: Hungary Antique map of Antwerpen by Hogenberg 1575. Maker:Georg Braun / Frans Hogenberg (1541-1622) / (1542-1601). Published:Köln / 1575. The city centre is clearly ... morerecognizable with the Onze-Lieve-Vrouwe cathedral (1), its town hall (24) behind it overlooking the Grote Markt and the fish market (17).
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$8.50 Shipping Location: Croatia Unlike its neighbour, Magnesia, it survived the attacks. For part of the early 6th century the city was under tyrants. Though allied by marriage to the ... morekings of Lydia, its people could not hold back the Lydian Croesus, who asserted a general suzerainty over the city.
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$8.50 Shipping Location: Croatia Tripoli is a major coastal oasis serving a region growing olives, vegetables, citrus fruit, tobacco, and grains. Fishing is important, and several canneries ... morein the city process the catch. Tripoli's industries include tanning and the manufacture of cigarettes and carpets.
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$5.95 Shipping Location: Versailles, United States Antique Etching Map of Britain in 597. From a book that was printed in 1875 on the history of England.
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$20.50 Shipping Location: Washington, United States This piece likely dates to around 1935-1940s and is a unique example featuring a 180 degree clear Fresnel lens. This was likely for a smaller vessel and ... morethis is the only example of this design that I have seen.
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Free Shipping Location: Thailand The Beautiful Lot Of Total 24 Bronze Bells Beads.
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$19.25 Shipping Location: Jenks, United States HELP WHAT IS IT ANTIQUE ANCIENT STORY BOWL BRONZE LONG BOAT BLOOD EAGLE FOUNDRY.
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$29.54 Shipping Location: LONDON, United Kingdom Radha, daughter of Vrishabhanu, was Krishna's lover during that period of his life when he lived among the cowherds of Vrindavan. Since childhood they ... morewere close to each other - they played, they danced, they fought, they grew up together and wanted to be together forever, but the world pulled them apart.
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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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