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$9.99 Shipping Location: Ivanhoe, Australia Ref#: - 90654. This beautiful large original hand coloured copper-plate engraved antique print was drawn by Captain Thomas Brown & engraved by William ... moreWarwick & John Reid in 1830. (Ref: M&B; Tooley).
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$6.99 Shipping Location: Lummi Island, United States Luciano Canfora resolves these puzzles in one of the most unusual books of classical history ever written. He recreates the world of Egypt and the Greeks ... morein brief chapters that marry the craft of the novelist and the discipline of the historian.
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$6.99 Shipping Condition: Brand New Location: Lummi Island, United States TRANSLATE Arabic Chinese French German Greek Indonesian Italian Hindi Japanese Korean Swedish Portuguese Russian Spanish Masterpieces of Ancient Jewelry: ... moreExquisite Objects from the Cradle of Civilization by Judith Price. 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 with Dustjacket. Publisher: Running Press(2008) Pages: 144. CONDITION: NEW. New HUGE(11 inch square) hardcover w/dustjacket. Running Press(2008) 144 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! Meticulous and accurate descriptions! Selling rare and out-of-print ancient history books on-line since 1997. We accept returns for any reason within 14 days! 7595a. 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: From the president of the National Jewelry Institute comes the largest collection of the oldest jeweled objects ever assembled. With sparkling photography and history throughout. The book will be supported by a major exhibit of the collection. These gorgeous artifacts; the oldest jeweled armor, weapons, jewelry, household objects, and more, with informative captions and stunning photography on every page, originated in Mesopotamia, Persia, Levant, the Byzantine Empire, and the Islamic world, from 4000 B.C.E. through 7
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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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Free Shipping Location: Lummi Island, United States TRANSLATE Arabic Chinese French German Greek Indonesian Italian Hindi Japanese Korean Swedish Portuguese Russian Spanish Very Elegant Genuine Ancient ... moreCirca 300 A.D. Roman Bronze Gemstone Ring Size 5 1/2. CLASSIFICATION: Ancient Roman Bronze Ring. Antique Handcrafted Nineteenth Century Two Carat Unakite Semi-Precious Gemstone. ATTRIBUTION: Roman Provincial Africa- Carthage(present-day Tunisia) Third or Fourth Century A.D. SIZE/MEASUREMENTS: Fits ring size 5 1/2(U.S. Diameter: 18mm(outer dimensions excluding gemstone) 16 1/2mm(inner diameter) Bezel: 8mm(breadth) 8 1/2mm(height) 1 1/2mm(thickness) Excluding gemstone. Gemstone: 8mm(diameter) 3 1/2mm(thickness) 1.91 carats(approximate weight) Tapered Width Band: 6mm(at bezel) 3 1/2mm(at sides) 2mm(at back) Weight: 1.16 grams(without gemstone) CONDITION: Very good! Completely intact. Heavy wear consistent with sustained(ancient) usage, very light(surface pitting caused by contact with earth while buried) Professionally conserved. DETAIL: A handsome. Nicely constructed Roman bronze ring with a raised platform, six-sided bezel which at one time would have been engraved. However the ring was worn for such an extended period of time that though the ring is entirely intact and its integrity undiminished, nonetheless whatever engraved design it once bore was worn smooth. It is quite likely that the ring was worn most of a lifetime, as it would take most of a life time to wear an engraved bezel smooth. In fact the extent of the wear is significant enough that it suggests that the ring might have been worn during the lifetime of more than one owner. Perhaps it was a family heirloom handed down between generations. Though the ring was not originally produced to hold a gemstone. The large, flat bezel seemed to invite a gemstone. So we mounted a large, natural, antique, handcrafted Siberian Unakite semi-precious gemstone using jeweler’s epoxy. The gemstone is quite secure, but if you at time in the future wished to remove it, this could
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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 Ancient Roman Engraved ... moreBronze Bracelet Circa 100 A.D. Heavy Genuine Ancient Roman(Province of Judaea) Engraved Bronze Bracelet Circa 0-100 A.D. Mounted into Display Plaque. CLASSIFICATION: Roman-Judaean Bronze Bracelet. ATTRIBUTION: Eastern Roman Empire(Judaea) 1st Century A.D. SIZE/MEASUREMENTS: Outside Diameter: 59* 56 millimeters. Inside Diameter: 52* 50 millimeters. Opening: 31 millimeters. Band Width: 7 millimeters. Band Thickness: 4 1/2 millimeters. Weight: 17.78 grams. Plaque Size: 28* 24 centimeters(11* 9 USA inches) ARTIFACT CONDITION: Fair. One fracture repaired. One end broken off. Heavy porosity(surface pitting caused by contact with earth while buried) Professionally conserved. DETAIL: A nearly intact. Heavy Roman bronze bracelet circa 1st century A.D. from the Province of Judaea. As you can see(with some difficulty, but look particularly at the middle of the bracelet and one end) the surface of the bracelet bears a fairly complex series chevrons(V” engraved into the top surface of the bracelet, done in such a manner that the point of the inverted“V” is at the very apex of the slightly crowned band, so one arm of the“V” drops to either side of the band. It was when created a fairly sophisticated and surely costly bracelet. The bracelet was not recovered entirely intact, as you can see, but originally it would have been of a reasonable good size considering the slight build of ancient Romans(the ancient population tended to be considerably smaller than contemporary populations) Originally the two ends of the bracelet would have come close to meeting one another. However the trailing ends of each side by their nature were quite thin and fairly fragile, and susceptible to loss through either breakage or corrosion. The tip of one of the two ends was broken off and lost in antiquity, or simple corroded away. The other side the end was fractured and then
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$3.99 Shipping Condition: Unspecified Location: Lummi Island, United States Even the word "imperator" was ambiguous. REVIEW: Conspiracy, suspicion, power, corruption, poison, conquests, marauders, murders and more murders. Such ... moreis the history of Roman Empire. Then again there are copious examples from every nation's history of such dastardly acts to grab power, from Egyptians pharos, to Bourbons, to Indian Moguls, to British royalty.
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$82.45 Shipping Location: Philadelphia, United States RARE ANTIQUE ASIA MINOR GALLIPOLI-TROY RED GLAZED CLAY, 19th CENTURY, CERAMIC BOWL WITH FISH DESIGN. They have an ORTHODOX BYZANTINE influence. PRE-OWNED, ... moreOVERALL GOOD CONDITION WITH A FEW MINOR IMPERFECTIONS OF WEAR TO THE GLAZE, (expected with age, as seen in photos.).
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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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$17.99 Shipping Location: Ferndale, United States The tone is set by the very first item in the catalog: a contemporary bust in the round of Queen Elizabeth as Hercules. Much jewelry depended for its ... moresplendor of effect chiefly upon its inlay of brilliantly colored stones, jaspers, agates, lapis lazuli.
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$7.99 Shipping Location: Lummi Island, United States The Thracian works of art are mute but eloquent witnesses to man's endless quest for beauty and harmony. The Thracian works of art are mute but eloquent ... morewitnesses to man’s endless quest for beauty and harmony.
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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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$5.99 Shipping Condition: Used Location: Lummi Island, United States CHAPTER THREE: Chronicle of an Empire. Soldierly Saint George: Patron of Armies. The Conquests of Justinian: Vandals, Ostrogoths, Visigoths. Picture Essay: ... moreBasil the Magnificent (A Portrait as Emperor: Basil Sits on his Throne Dispensing a Stern Justice. ).
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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: Brand New Location: Lummi Island, United States REVIEW : There are surprisingly few books on jewelry in the ancient world that don't specialize in a specific culture. Each section of the book has included ... morean interview with a person who is a specialist in the area being discussed.
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$15.00 Shipping Location: Cyprus This edition, revised an updated by Dezauche in 1789. Image app. 64 x 47.5 cm. Sheet app.: 77 x 56 cm.
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$6.99 Shipping Location: Lummi Island, United States REVIEW : This book chronicles the beautiful exhibit of Scythian and Sarmatian treasures that travelled to New York and to L.A. in 1975. REVIEW : This ... morebeautiful full-color museum catalogue chronicles the beautiful exhibit of Scythian and Sarmatian treasures that traveled to New York and to L.A. in 1975.
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$8.99 Shipping Condition: Unspecified Location: Lummi Island, United States It also treats the Hellenization of the Middle East by the monarchies established in the area conquered by Alexander the Great. REVIEW : This superbly ... moreillustrated book is divided into three main sections.
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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 Large Beautiful Size 9 Late Renaissance ... moreEra Silver Alloy Ring with a White Quartz Agate Semi-Precious Gemstone. CLASSIFICATION: Silver/Bronze Alloy Ring with a Round Semi-Precious Agate Gemstone. ATTRIBUTION: Eastern Europe(Crimean/Black Sea Region) 17th-18th Century A.D. SIZE/DIMENSIONS: Size: 9(U.S. Inner Diameter: 19 1/2mm x 19mm. Overall Dimensions: 28 1/2mm x 21mm. Bezel: Diameter: 15mm. Height(Thickness) 8mm. Agate Gemstone: Diameter: 10 1/2mm. Height(Thickness) 7mm. Tapered Width Band: 6 1/2mm at bezel; 6mm at sides; 3 1/2mm at back. Weight: 5.40 grams. CONDITION: Very good! Intact. Integrity unimpaired. Wear consistent with lengthy usage. No significant porosity(surface pitting caused by contact with earth while buried) Very fine finish. Professionally conserved. DETAIL: A very ornate 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 once bore a very elaborate pattern on the sides of the band probably almost all the way around to the back. A similarly elaborate pattern embellished the circumferential ledge/skirt of the bezel, as well as an intricate perimeter of finely serrated“teeth” surrounding and securing the gemstone. However a substantial portion of this ornate metal work no longer remains discernible. As there is heavy wear to the sides and back of the band as well as to the bezel skirt. Traces of the original ornate metalwork remain discernible where the bands meet the bezel. In fact a reasonably significant remnant of the ornate pattern originally found on the bands remain on front third of each side o
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$5.99 Shipping Location: Lummi Island, United States Like its sister city Pompeii on the Bay of Naples, Herculaneum was buried by the great eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 A.D. Unlike Pompeii, smothered ... morein hot ashes, Herculaneum was smothered under a river of hot mud.
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$3.99 Shipping Condition: Unspecified Location: Lummi Island, United States Even the word "imperator" was ambiguous. REVIEW: Conspiracy, suspicion, power, corruption, poison, conquests, marauders, murders and more murders. Such ... moreis the history of Roman Empire. Then again there are copious examples from every nation's history of such dastardly acts to grab power, from Egyptians pharos, to Bourbons, to Indian Moguls, to British royalty.
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$10.99 Shipping Condition: Like New Location: Lummi Island, United States Lion Rhyton and Related Rhyta. Recent digs in Belsk, Ukraine uncovered a vast city believed to be the Scythian capital Gelonus described by Herodotus. ... moreA kurgan or burial mound near the village of Ryzhanovka in Ukraine, 75 mi (121 km) south of Kiev, found in the 1990s has revealed one of the few unlooted tombs of a Scythian chieftain, who was ruling in the forest-steppe area of the western fringe of Scythian lands.
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$7.49 Shipping Location: Lummi Island, United States TRANSLATE Arabic Chinese French German Greek Indonesian Italian Hindi Japanese Korean Swedish Portuguese Russian Spanish Handsome Ancient Roman Provincial ... moreThracia"Evil Eye: Motif Silver(Belt/Strap) Applique/Embellishment Brooch/Lapel Pin. CLASSIFICATION: Roman Silver Artifact. Engraved Appliqué. Contemporary pin. ATTRIBUTION: Eastern Roman Empire(Thracia– Present-Day Bulgaria) Third Century A.D. SIZE/MEASUREMENTS: Diameter: 31 millimeters. Depth: 14 millimeters. NOTE: Can also be mounted onto a or into a(see below) CONDITION: Very good. Artifact is of sound integrity. Very light porosity(surface pitting caused by contact with earth while buried) Professionally conserved. DETAIL: This is a very handsome. Decorative piece of ancient Roman silver ornamentation. It was probably an ornamental appliqué for a belt or strap, though it could have also been an appliqué for a piece of furniture, wooden chest, or table implement. It’s hard to be certain, but it does appear as if it might have been originally fastened onto a leather strap or belt. In any event the appliqué was discarded or lost almost two thousand years ago. It shows minimal wear, and minimal porosity(surface pitting caused by burial in caustic or acidic soil conditions) Notwithstanding this evidence of usage in the ancient world. It is in wonderful condition, the engraving very sharp, and the artifact is quite handsome. It is the type of decorative ornamentation one would have expected to find on a belt or strap employed by a Roman Soldier. Many pieces of equipment and weaponry were carried on the person of a Roman Legionnaire, many held in place with belts(and buckles) and such ornamental appliqués were quite popular. You'll note the engraved concentric circle on the center of the applique. This concentric circle was intended to provide the wearer a charm providing protection against the effects of"an evil eye" There was an ancient belief that some evil sorcerers or witches had the ability to transmit evil with ju
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