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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 Brilliant. Sparkling Antique ... more19th Century Genuine Natural Good Quality Faceted Ruby Round. Contemporary High Quality Sterling Silver Ring(Size 7– Resizing Available) CLASSIFICATION: Faceted Ruby Precious Gemstone Round. ORIGIN: Handcrafted in Russia. 19th Century. SIZE: Diameter: 3mm. Depth: 2mm. Measurements approximate. WEIGHT: 0.13 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: 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 this cultur
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$10.49 Shipping Condition: New without tags Location: Lummi Island, United States DETAIL: The ancient Persians believed that the Earth was embedded into a gigantic blue Sapphire stone, and the sky reflected its beautiful color. They ... morereferred to the sapphire as "the gem of the heavens”.
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$4.99 Shipping Location: Lummi Island, United States The whalebone box known as the Franks Casket has intrigued and puzzled viewers since its rediscovery in the nineteenth century. The lively scenes depicted ... moreare drawn from a variety of sources, including Germanic and Roman legends and Jewish and Christian stories.
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$9.99 Shipping Location: Ivanhoe, Australia Born in Knutsford, Cheshire, he was educated first by his parents and then at schools locally and in Runcorn, Greenwich and Sedbergh. In 1835 he established ... morean architectural practice in Lancaster, initially working on his own.
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$6.49 Shipping Location: Lummi Island, United States Both Julius Caesar and his heir Octavian Augustus held Apollo in special reverence. Topaz powdered and drunk in wine was believed to cure asthma, insomnia, ... moreburns and hemorrhages. The gemstone was also described by the first century Roman historian and naturalist “Pliny the Elder”.
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$7.99 Shipping Condition: Used Location: Lummi Island, United States These ancient poems (7th to 14th century) are by the greatest Chinese poets and unlike almost all other anthologies, are translated so beautifully that ... morethe English is great poetry too. Incredibly beautiful, sensitive, full-color, full-page watercolor paintings as well as many drawings.
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$9.49 Shipping 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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$9.99 Shipping Location: Ivanhoe, Australia Drawing on his own fieldwork, Grose also branched out into producing dictionaries, including the famous A Classical Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue (1785) ... moreand A Provincial Glossary, with a Collection of Local Proverbs, and Popular Superstitions (1787).
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$10.49 Shipping Location: Lummi Island, United States ORIGIN: The Ural Mountains (Siberia), Russia. 19th Century. It was believed to prevent infection and diseases and was used by expectant mothers to keep ... moreunborn children safe from complications during childbirth.
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$15.99 Shipping Location: Lummi Island, United States Renaissance jewels are among the most alluring manifestations of an age that experienced the widening of old-established horizons, from the Old World ... moreto the New. Dr. Yvonne Hackenbroch's seminal and comprehensive work, Renaissance Jewelry, originally published in 1979, established her reputation as the world's foremost expert in the field.
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$11.99 Shipping Location: Lummi Island, United States DETAIL: One of the most ancient and well-known sapphires belonged to the England’s Edward the Confessor. He did not have cash so he gave away his sapphire ... morering. After that, the miraculous sapphire was given a cross-shape cut and was placed in the Westminster Abbey where the miracles continued; the stone was known to cure the blind as well as paralytics and epileptics.
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$7.99 Shipping Location: Lummi Island, United States CONDITION : GOOD. Knopf (1941) 345 pages. HOWEVER there is a small bump to the top open corner of the front cover. The bump itself is pretty small, but ... moreinside the book that bump is echoed at the upper open corner of about three-quarters of the pages throughout the book.which have a small crumple/wrinkle.
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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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$9.49 Shipping Location: Lummi Island, United States The reverse of this coin depicts the Roman Goddess of Indulgence and Lenience, “Indulgentia”. She is depicted seated in a curule chair, with a scepter ... moreor “hasta pura” in one hand (by the chair), and in the other hand, outstretched, a patera.
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$9.99 Shipping Location: Ivanhoe, Australia Date: - 1798. This large original copper-plate engraved antique print was published by William Henry Hall in the 1798 edition ofThe new royal encyclopedia; ... moreor, complete modern universal dictionary of arts and sciences on a new and improved plan. printed by Charles Cooke, London.
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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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$10.99 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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$9.49 Shipping Condition: New without tags Location: Lummi Island, United States The obverse of the coin depicts the head of the Roman Emperor Nerva, even though the coin was struck by his successor the Emperor Trajan. Even the legends ... moreof the coin refer to the Emperor Trajan, nonetheless the bust depicted is of the preceding Emperor Nerva.
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$10.99 Shipping Location: Lummi Island, United States Unable to understand the characteristic, ancient cultures attributed many mystical properties have been attributed to the various varieties of quartz ... moregemstones. It was believed that quartz possessed the ability to amplify emotions, enhance concentration and intuition, and neutralize "negative energies".
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$4.99 Shipping Location: Lummi Island, United States Jitals were characteristically struck in this "billion" mixture of silver and copper, and share many similar features pertaining to shape, size, and designs. ... moreMahmud was succeeded by Mas'ud in 1031 A.D., and then by Mawdud in 1041 A.D.
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$4.99 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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Free Shipping Location: Lummi Island, United States TRANSLATE Arabic Chinese French German Greek Indonesian Italian Hindi Japanese Korean Swedish Portuguese Russian Spanish Exquisite Antique Genuine Natural ... moreSiberian Neon Pink Tourmaline Faceted Oval. Contemporary High Quality Sterling Silver Ring(Size 7– Resizing Available) CLASSIFICATION: Pink Tourmaline Faceted Oval. ORIGIN: The Ural Mountains. Russia. 19th Century. SIZE: Length: 3mm. Width: 2mm. Depth: 1mm. All measurements approximate. WEIGHT: 0.06 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: Tourmaline occurs in more colors and combinations of colors than any other gemstone variety. In fact an ancient legend says that tourmaline is found in all colors because it traveled along a rainbow and gathered all the rainbow's colors. But in the ancient past. It has led to tourmaline being confused with other colored gemstones. Many stones in the Russian Crown jewels(housed in the Kremlin) from the 17th century once thought to be rubies and emeralds are actually tourmalines. As often as tourmaline has been misidentified in the ancient past, it by now should have earned the nickname“the great deceiver” For instance archaeological and historical evidence indicates that tourmaline was most likely known by the ancient Romans, but called other names such as emerald or topaz. Green or"chrome" tourmaline was misidentified in Renaissance Europe as emerald for over a century after its introduction in the seventeenth century. Through the sixteenth or seventeenth century, red and pink tourmaline was thought to be ruby. Celebr
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$6.49 Shipping Location: Lummi Island, United States However by the 6th century the Continental Celtic languages were no longer in wide use. Physical evidence exists for the ritual importance of the severed ... morehead at the religious center at Roquepertuse (southern France).
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Free Shipping Location: Lummi Island, United States TRANSLATE Arabic Chinese French German Greek Indonesian Italian Hindi Japanese Korean Swedish Portuguese Russian Spanish Two Antique Genuine Natural Russian ... moreThree-Quarter Carat(Plus) White Topaz Faceted Pear Semi-Precious Gemstones. CLASSIFICATION: White Topaz Faceted Pears. ORIGIN: The Ural Mountains. Russia. 19th Century. SIZE: Length: 7mm. Width: 5mm. All measurements approximate. WEIGHT: 1.71 carats(the pair) NOTES: Upon request we can set your gemstones as a ring. Pendant, or as earrings(click for more information) DETAIL: In Rome and the Early Medieval world. Topaz was associated with Apollo and Jupiter(Zeus to the ancient Greeks) as Topaz was associated with the sun, and both Apollo and Jupiter were solar deities. Both Julius Caesar and his heir Octavian Augustus held Apollo in special reverence. Augustus credited Apollo with his victory over Marc Antony’s Eastern Roman and Cleopatra’s Egyptian naval forces, and erected a magnificent temple to Apollo at Actium overlooking the site of the famous naval battle, as well as an even grander temple on the Palatine in Rome. In the Middle Ages it was believed that a topaz mounted in gold and worn around the neck would dispel enchantments and ward off death. Topaz was also used to treat medical ailments. Topaz powdered and drunk in wine was believed to cure asthma, insomnia, burns and hemorrhages. Celebrating this historical legacy here are two nice. Eye clean, white topaz semi-precious gemstones hand cut into faceted pears, with much the sparkle and flash of diamond. Used for centuries as a diamond substitute in Russia, while not absolutely flawless, these are gorgeous crystal-like faceted pears cut from good quality topaz. 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. To the eye the gemstones are clean, though of course when magnified(as in the accompanying photo enlargements)
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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 Nineteenth Century Antique ... moreGenuine Natural Handcrafted Burmese Lime Green One Carat Peridot Faceted Round Semi-Precious Gemstones. CLASSIFICATION: Faceted Peridot Rounds. ORIGIN: Burma. 19th Century. Handcrafted in or near Yekaterinburg. Russia. 19th Century. SIZE: Diameter: 6mm. Depth: 3mm. All measurements approximate. WEIGHT: Approximately 1.83 carats(combined weight) NOTES: Upon request we can set your gemstones as a ring. Pendant, or as earrings(click for more information) DETAIL: Peridot was mined as early as 3000 B.C. on an island in the Red Sea off the coast of Aswan. Egypt known as“Zebirget” or“Zabargad” During the Crusades the island came under Crusader control, and the island became known as“Saint John's Island” While in control of the island the Crusaders actively mined and stockpiled peridot, and at the end of the Crusades the Crusaders brought back to Europe large quantities of peridot which was used in Medieval through Baroque Europe as an adornment for ecclesiastical treasures. Of particularly significance is one of the shrines in the Cologne Cathedral(the“Treasury of the Three Magi” Acknowledged to be the largest and most valuable piece of medieval goldsmithing in existence, the 12th century reliquary is six feet long, four and one-half feet high, three and one-half feet wide, and contains more than one thousand gemstones including three large peridot gemstones each more than 200 carats in size(as well as thousands of pearls) The precious stone and jewelry collection in the Tower of London also contains large peridot gems, as does the collection at the Vatican in Rome and the Diamond Treasury in Moscow. Celebrating that cultural legacy we offer two absolutely gorgeous. Pastel green faceted peridot semi-precious gemstones originally from Burma. The gemstones were hand crafted and faceted by a 19th century Russian artisan, part of an heritage renown for the
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$10.49 Shipping Location: Lummi Island, United States DETAIL: Many biblical scholars believe that citrine was the tenth of the twelve gemstone varieties described in the Bible as adorning the breastplate ... more(hoshen) of the high priests of Yahweh. In ancient India citrine was used to protect children from evil spirits, and as an aid finding a suitable match for marriage.
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$10.49 Shipping Location: Lummi Island, United States TRANSLATE Arabic Chinese French German Greek Indonesian Italian Hindi Japanese Korean Swedish Portuguese Russian Spanish Antique 19th Century Handcrafted ... moreNatural Forty Six and Three-Quarter Carat Amethyst from Scotland(Handcrafted in Russia) ORIGIN: Coastal Devonian Lava Beds. Angus, Scotland. 19th Century. SIZE: Length: 30mm. Width: 25mm. Depth: 12mm. All measurements approximate. WEIGHT: 46.69 carats. NOTES: Upon request we can set your gemstones as a ring. Pendant, or as earrings(click for more information) DETAIL: The first century historian and naturalist Pliny wrote that if amethyst were worn round the neck on a cord made from dog's hair. It would afford the wearer protection against snakebite. Several centuries later the fourth century Roman Catholic Priest Hieronymus(also known as Saint Jerome) reported that eagles placed an amethyst in their nest in order to protect their young from the danger of snakebite. Another Roman account of the gemstone relates that(third century Roman) Saint Valentine owned a ring set with an antique amethyst carved with an image of Cupid. Amethyst was used extensively the ancient Mediterranean world for carving intaglio gemstones and seals, particularly by the ancient Greeks and Romans. And in both ancient Greece and Rome rings of amethyst set in bronze were worn as charms against evil, and wearing the stone was believed to protect female wearers from seduction. Celebrating our cultural inheritance here's a very large. Very clean, 19th century faceted amethyst oval from the Devonian lava beds found along the coast of Angus Country, Scotland. Exported to 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. Very popular in 18th and 19th century Victorian Scotland, amethyst has remained a very popular gemstone through the 20th century. This is a very fine richly hued, regally textured deep purple
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$53.49 Shipping Condition: New without tags Location: Lummi Island, United States DETAIL: There was but one source of diamond in the ancient world…India, where written records pertaining to diamond date back to 400 B.C. The ancient ... moreRomans believed that diamonds were splinters of fallen stars.
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$7.99 Shipping Condition: New Location: Ferndale, United States However by the 6th century the Continental Celtic languages were no longer in wide use. This book uses the artwork of the Celtic Tarot, but it can also ... morebe used equally effectively alongside any other Tarot deck.
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$25.81 Shipping Condition: Used Location: Huntington, United States Each has a spectacular amount of personality and the man's moustache really makes this set a standout.
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$10.99 Shipping Location: Lummi Island, United States Archaeologists have uncovered ancient Etruscan jewelry with Celanese ruby which dates back to the seventh century B.C. Ruby is then described as “the ... morelord of gems” when one was given to Aaron on the command of God.
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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 Seventeenth Century Genuine ... moreNatural Russian Brightly Colored Primitively Cut Oval Tourmaline. CLASSIFICATION: Coarse Tourmaline Cabochon. ORIGIN: The Ural Mountains. Russia. 17th Century. SIZE: Length: 9mm. Width: 6mm. Depth: 4mm. All measurements approximate. WEIGHT: 2.06 carats. NOTES: Upon request we can set your gemstones as a ring. Pendant, or as earrings(click for more information) DETAIL: Historical and archaeological evidence indicates that tourmaline was exported from Ceylon to ancient Israel as early as the time of King Solomon. And may have adorned the crown of the Queen of Sheba. Tourmaline occurred in many of the ancient mines that yielded precious gemstones in the ancient Roman world 2,000 years ago, however it was mistaken for(and thus called) emerald or topaz(or in some cases, perhaps ruby) However tourmaline was correctly identified and described in the ancient world by Theophrastus of Ancient Greece(student and successor of Plato and Aristotle) in 314 B.C. The name“tourmaline” came from the Celanese word"turmali, which means"mixed" Bright rainbow collections of gemstone varieties were called"turmali" parcels. In ancient mythology, tourmaline was found in all colors because it traveled along a rainbow and gathered all the rainbow's colors. You’ll likely never. Ever see a gemstone as unique as this. A brightly colored and textured tourmaline gemstone from Siberia, the Ural Mountains of Russia. Gorgeous, vibrant, and brilliantly hued, this striking gemstone possesses breathtaking luster and exceptional tone. It was primitively hand shaped and polished into this very beautiful coarse oval cabochon by a 17th 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. This lustrous semi-precious gemstone possesses a bright and colorful c
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$15.99 Shipping Condition: New without tags Location: Lummi Island, United States Here's a gorgeous, richly colored natural bright blue sapphire precious gemstone from the Ural Mountains of Russia. The result is an exquisite and very ... morevibrantly colored precious gemstone with lots of fire and sparkle.
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$9.99 Shipping Condition: Brand New Location: Lummi Island, United States John Buchanan, Jr., is the executive director of the Portland Art Museum, Oregon. Helene De Ludinghuysen is the director of the Stroganoff Foundation ... moreand the last living Stroganoff descendant. “Stroganoff: The Palace and Collections of a Russian Noble Family by Penelope Hunter-Stiebel.
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$28.85 Shipping Location: Essex, United States The handle is done in Seal Top pattern and the top is finely hand engraved with a Gothic/Victorian script monogram of the letter F. The deep, oval or ... moreegg shaped bowl has a rose gold wash. This piece is in great overall condition, especially considering age.
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$5.99 Shipping Location: Lummi Island, United States The book is divided into four sections. Finally the different regions that developed during and after Augustus, like the Circus Maximus and the Esquiline ... moreare discussed. Highly entertaining, wonderfully informative and enlightening.
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$8.70 Shipping Location: Kassel, Germany Sigmaringen Castle, also known as Hohenzollern Castle, is a former royal residence and administrative seat of the princes of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen ... morein the Baden-Württemberg town of Sigmaringen. Sigmaringen is located on the southern edge of the Swabian Jura. The Prince's Castle was built below the narrow gorge of the Danube in what is now the Upper Danube Nature Park. The castle sits enthroned on an elongated limestone cliff of the White Jura, the "Schlossberg", which narrows the Danube. The ridge is around 200 meters long and rises up to 35 meters above the Danube. The castle built on the free-standing rock is the largest of all Danube Valley castles. The rock falls steeply to the north and east to the Danube and provided strategic protection for a medieval castle. The castle is around.
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$9.99 Shipping Location: Lummi Island, United States As a talisman, it was also believed in the Middle Ages to be useful in eliminating sleep disorders such as insomnia, bad dreams and nightmares. Citrine ... morewas also very popular during the Middle Ages with the Celts and Scots.
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$31.35 Shipping Location: SALFORD, United Kingdom Flag New Zealand. Turbulent 1990s and annus horribilis. Engravers: Edgar Fuller, Cecil Thomas. Petting a dog in New Zealand, 1974. Prince George of Wales. ... moreRiding at Windsor with President Reagan, June 1982.
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Free Shipping Location: Lummi Island, United States TRANSLATE Arabic Chinese French German Greek Indonesian Italian Hindi Japanese Korean Swedish Portuguese Russian Spanish Antique 19th Century Genuine ... moreHandcrafted Natural High Quality Blood Red Ruby Precious Gemstone. Set into High Quality Solid Sterling Silver“Floating Heart” Pendant. ORIGIN: Handcrafted in Russia. 19th Century. SIZE: Diameter: 2mm. Depth: 1 1/4mm. All measurements approximate. WEIGHT: 0.05 carats. PENDANT: 10mm in breadth; 9mm in height. 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: Some ancient cultures believed that rubies. As well as other gemstones, grew on trees, just like fruit. The rubies would begin budding as small white gems, and would slowly grow and ripen, turning red in the light of the sun. When the ruby was saturated with red color, it was ready to be plucked. In the classical ancient world, rubies from Afghanistan, Ceylon, India and Burma were traded in the ancient port cities of the Eastern Mediterranean(often by Phoenicians) and from there traveled throughout Europe. However it is believed that most of the ancient world’s ruby came from Ceylon, where evidence suggests ruby may have been mined for the past 20,000 years. Archaeologists have uncovered ancient Etruscan
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Free Shipping Location: Dayton, United States Engraved by A. Alessio. Published by G. Ricordi & C. of Milan. “Giulio Ferrari (1858-1934) was an Italian artist, art historian and teacher. Although ... morehe then embarked on the path of art-historical studies and teaching, Ferrari is also known for paintings that he made in the last two decades of the nineteenth century.”.
$35.13 Shipping Location: HARWICH, United Kingdom TOWN MARK ~ EXETER A CASTLE WITH THREE TOWERS. DATE LETTER ~ (GOTHIC Q) 1852.1852 BRISTOL. MAKERS MARK ~ (RW OVER JW OVER JW IN A RECTANGLE) ROBERT WILLIAMS ... more& SONS. Robert Williams & Sons 1846-1853.
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$10.49 Shipping Location: Lummi Island, United States Originally found in Spessart, Bavaia, its occurrences remain very limited when contrasted with other varieties of garnet. But an increase in the iron ... morecontent makes the stone darker orange to red. It is also known as “Spessartine”, which is the word for “forest” in German.
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$9.49 Shipping Location: Lummi Island, United States The different varieties of garnet are found in almost all colors except blue. Brown, red, green, yellow, black, and colorless stones are the most common. ... moreDarker gemstones are usually opaque, and light ones may be transparent or translucent.
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$10.99 Shipping Location: Lummi Island, United States It was believed to exert a calming influence on individuals prone to compulsive behavior, as well as (in the ancient world) over professional warriors ... morewho were addicted to the adrenaline rush of combat and warfare.
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$45.00 Shipping Location: Saint Petersburg, United States Signed by a known 19th century artist "E. Quesnel", made after listed French sculptor Pierre Alfred Robinet (1814-1878). Very fine quality and details. ... moreMissing the axe in the right hand. Similar was exhibited in 1853 at the New York Exhibition of the Industry of All Nations at the Crystal Palace, where it received a prize in their particular class group.
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$5.99 Shipping 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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$9.49 Shipping Location: Lummi Island, United States However with the Hellenization of the Greek Peninsula, eventually Macedon was considered Hellenic. The area of ancient Macedon was in the north part of ... morethe Greek Peninsula, and was bordered by ancient Thrace.
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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 Faceted ... moreRound Amethyst Semi-Precious Gemstone. Contemporary High Quality Sterling Silver Ring(Size 6 1/4– Resizing Available) ORIGIN: Coastal Devonian Lava Beds. Angus, Scotland. 19th Century. SIZE: 3mm in diameter. 2mm thick(measurements approximate) WEIGHT: 0.18 carats. NOTE: Resizing is available. 14kt solid gold setting is also 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. 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: Most ancient Mediterranean cultures. Including the ancient Romans, Greeks, Persians and Celts believed that amethyst would protect against becoming intoxicated, and would protect soldiers from harm in battle. Legends of the ancient classical Mediterranean attribute the Amethyst's lovely color to the Greek God Dionysus(the god of wine and revelry…parties! believing that amethyst was dyed purple by the tears of Dionysus. In both ancient Greece and Rome rings of amethyst set in bronze were worn as charms against evil. The first century historian and naturalist Pliny wrote that if amethyst were worn round the neck on a cord made from dog's hair, it would afford the wearer protection against snakebite. Ancient accounts relate that(third century Roman) Saint Valentine owned a ring set with an antique amethyst carved with an image of Cupid. Shamans of the ancient and medieval world used amethyst to assist prophecy and visions. 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. Her
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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 Genuine Solid Sterling Silver ... moreHigh-Quality Designer Earrings. Not cheap silver electroplate! These are two gorgeous. High quality solid sterling silver earrings. These are high-quality earrings made right here in the USA, crafted to last a lifetime. Measurements: Diameter: 50mm. Weight: 2.74 grams. DETAIL: 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. In celebration of this heritage, here is a pair of gorgeous, solid sterling silver designer earrings. I picked these up at a trade show recently as samples for a fraction of their retail value, and am passing the savings. These are very stylish, high-quality earrings produced in the USA from solid sterling silver(not cheap electroplated base metal) I’m not permitted to reveal the name of the fashion label these are intended to carry, but they’re exclusive, high-end earrings. I have only a few pair, so if you like the style, don’t procrastinate, they’ll be gone, and I have no ability to restock them! HIST
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