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$9.99 Shipping Condition: Very Good Location: Lummi Island, United States Publisher: Oxford University Press (1978). Pages: 134. The Oxford University collection of Greek, Etruscan and Roman gems and rings is one of the most ... morerepresentative in the world. REVIEW : Oxford University's collection of Greek, Etruscan and Roman gems and rings, in the Ashmolean Museum, is one of the most representative in the world.
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$8.99 Shipping Location: Lummi Island, United States CHAPTER TWO: MINOANS AND MYCENAEANS. Introduction; Early Greece; Pre-Palatial Greece; Crete: the Early Palaces; Crete: the Late Palaces; Mycenaean Knossos; ... moreMycenaean Greece; the End of the Bronze Age; Seal Use and Production; Aegean Seals and the Outside World.
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$9.99 Shipping Condition: Like New Location: Lummi Island, United States Together they illustrate the long history of the practice from about 3000 BC to the 19th century AD. She includes black-and-white photographs of all of ... morethem and color photographs of 20 [Book News]. A few famous examples of ancient Greek jewelry, such as an earring in the form of a siren, is a charming example of Greek jeweler's modeling.
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$9.49 Shipping Location: Lummi Island, United States Divided into separate tribes, the Thracians did not form a lasting political kingdom until the Odrysian and Dacian States were founded in the early 4th ... morecentury B.C. CLASSIFICATION : Ancient Roman Thrace Silver Ring.
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$69.87 Shipping Location: Atlanta, United States A fine Korean silk embroidered rank badge from Joseon Dynasty circa late 19th century. The badge features a design of double flying cranes above the Li-sui ... morewaves, Lingzi longevity mushroom and rocks pattern, surrounded by auspicious clouds.
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$26.35 Shipping Location: BRISTOL, United Kingdom The core was removed after the glass had cooled, and handles, rims and bases were then added. These vessels are characterised by relatively thick walls ... moreand were limited in size to small unguent or scent containers.
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$5.99 Shipping Location: Lummi Island, United States With these techniques new decorative motifs also began to appear in Etruscan jewelry. Such decoration was applied, ever more exuberantly, to inherited ... moreforms, which had previously been worked in bronze, such as fibulae, hair spirals, pin-heads, beads, rings, bracelets, earrings, and large pectorals.
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$12.45 Shipping Location: Washington, United States (almost like a "shaker" style construction) marked "H. H. Boyd & Co." over "120 SO. (no visible maker's mark(s)) in PRIMITIVE WOOD CASE. (at bottom, near ... morebridge, see 3rd & 4th pics). Hinge points are nice & tight.
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$7.99 Shipping Location: Lummi Island, United States This book covers everything from jeweler's tools to funerary baubles. [Elle Magazine]. Copious full color photographs illustrate the many types of jewelry ... moreworn by the Ancient Egyptians, both in life and as funerary pieces.
$45.00 Shipping Location: Stockbridge, United States Circa 1930. Original finish. 11" tall x 6.5" across at the back plate. I am going to include a fourth (matching sconce) with this sale. As seen in the ... morelast two attached picture the fourth (free) sconce has a detached arm.
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$6.49 Shipping Condition: Very Good Location: Lummi Island, United States Kunz gave a series of eight lectures on "Precious Stones" for the Lowell Institute's 1894–95 season. Kunz was the founder and president of the Museums ... moreof the Peaceful Arts in 1913, special agent for the US Geological Survey (1883–1909), and a research curator at the Museum of Natural History in New York City.
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$18.00 Shipping Location: Denver, United States It shows a head and shoulders profile portrait of a beautiful lady wearing a red veil. Saint Fabiola. Circa 1890. Late 19th century.
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$10.00 Shipping Location: South Orange, United States This is for three Christofle 19th century silverplate spoons in french fiddle & thread pattern with no monograms. Each are marked on back: CC-84 (indicating ... morecirca 1844-62) - Christofle - 95. The 95 likely indicates the thickness of the plating.
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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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$10.49 Shipping Condition: Brand New Location: Lummi Island, United States This concept is defined as "the study of an imaginary Egypt viewed as the profound source of all esoteric lore. [Terence DuQuesne, Discussions in Egyptology]. ... moreHornung sees the literary traditions of the Rosicrucians as borrowing heavily from the general popularity of esoteric Egyptian motifs then in circulation.
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$6.49 Shipping Location: Lummi Island, United States 5.000 Year Old Ancient Assyrian(Mesopotamian/Babylonian) Gold-Flecked Midnight Blue Semi-Precious Lapis Lazuli Gemstone Beads on(Contemporary) 14kt Gold ... moreElectroplated Chain. ATTN EBAY! DO NOT REMOVE THIS LISTING! As per Trust& Safety. This does NOT violate the USA Embargo against SYRIA. This artifact is from present-day ARMENIA, from when Armenia was part of the ASSYRIAN Empire. Please note, though ASSYRIA and SYRIA sound similar, they are NOT the same. Ancient Assyria was an empire which existed from about 3,000 B.C. to 600 B.C. and has NOTHING to do with present day SYRIA. This item does NOT violate eBay policy, and is NOT embargoed. Please see: http:en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assyria. CLASSIFICATION: Semi-Precious Lapis Lazuli Beads. Hand-Drilled Suspension Holes(Bow Drilled) Hand Shaped and Polished. ATTRIBUTION: Ancient Assyrian(present-day Armenia) Approximately 2,900(3rd Millennium) B.C. SIZE/DIMENSIONS: Approximately 10 carats(total gemstone weight) Diameter: 4-5 millimeters(individual beads) Height: 4-5 millimeters(individual beads) Chain: Contemporary gold electroplate 60 centimeters(24 inches) A wide variety of other chains are available upon request in sizes from 16 to 30 inches. And in metals ranging from gold and silver electroplate to sterling silver and solid 14kt gold as well as a bronze-toned copper chain. The default chain(absent contrary instructions) is gold electroplate, 24 inches. CONDITION: Exceptional! Gemstone beads are completely intact. DETAIL: A necklace composed of a 14kt gold electroplated chain featuring seven genuine ancient midnight blue lapis lazuli gemstones. About 5,000 years old attributable to the ancient Assyrian civilization. These dark blue gemstones possess glittering highlights of golden iron pyrite inclusions(fools gold" Pendants and beads constructed of lapis lazuli quite the fashion statement during the 3rd and 2nd Millenniums B.C. Lapis Lazuli being a highly favored semi-precious gemstone not only in Assyria, but in ancient Egypt, Mesop
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$6.49 Shipping Location: Lummi Island, United States Author Kenneth Lapatin studied Greek art and archaeology at the University of California, Berkley; at Oxford; and in Athens as a Fulbright Scholar. He ... moreis currently Assistant Curator of Antiquities at the J. Paul Getty Museum Malibu, California.
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Free Shipping Location: Jenkintown, United States For your consideration is a fine sterling silver Roman Christening Spoon, made by the noted Silver Maker Albert Edward Jones, Birmingham, circa 1989. ... moreThis is a reproduction of a ancient 4th Century Roman Christening Spoon that was found in Traprian Law, Scotland. Neat all over Hand-Hammered decorations. Bowl Portion etched with a Christogram Mark. Comes with Original Box. This Spoon and Box are in very good lightly used condition, and the Spoon has not been monogrammed. Marked: Hallmarks for Albert Edward Jones, Birmingham, Sterling, 1989. Weight: 33.3 Grams. Length: 6 1/8 Inches. Thank you for looking and good luck!
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Free Shipping Location: Texarkana, United States It sat around for a while till my brother said that would make a great walking cane. I spent many nights hand carving the tree down into the vine to give ... moreit the corkscrew effect. No power tools were used on this cane, not my style.
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$22.52 Shipping Location: FARNBOROUGH, United Kingdom 12TH- 13TH CENTURY GILT BRONZE PALA SENA HANDMADE FOUR ARMS BUDDHIST GANESHA FOUNDED IN LHASA, TIBET. Gilt Bronze Buddha Torana Shrine Four Arms Ganesha. ... moreCirca: 12th-13th Century Pala-Sena Art (PALA PERIOD).
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$5.99 Shipping Location: Lummi Island, United States TRANSLATE Arabic Chinese French German Greek Indonesian Italian Hindi Japanese Korean Swedish Portuguese Russian Spanish Greek and Roman Jewellery(68 ... morePlates in Full Colour) by Filippo Coarelli. DESCRIPTION: Hardcover w/dustjacket(157 pages- 68 full color plates) Hamlyn/Cameo(1970) The history and jewelry wearing customs of the ancient Greeks and Romans. Sixty-Eight incredible color plates of ancient Greek and Roman Jewelry. Coffee Table Quality Reference(albeit small 8½*5½ inches) A fabulous reference! You’ll be thankful 100 times to have this book at your fingertips. The history and customs described are fascinating. The color pictures stunning. CONDITION: Hardcover w/dustjacket. Lightly browsed hardcover w/dustjacket. Pages are pristine; unblemished. Clean, crisp, unmutilated, bound very tightly, and unmarked. The book appears to have only been flipped through once or twice, and is"like new" except the top surface of closed page edges is slightly tanned and freckled(dust dinge/age spotting) however this is not only very faint, but also visible only when the pages are closed, not to individual pages, only to the mass of closed page edges) Otherwise exceptionally clean and exceptionally good condition. PLEASE SEE IMAGES BELOW FOR SAMPLE PAGES FROM INSIDE OF BOOK. This is a wonderful. High quality book originally produced in the U.K. and Italy in English for distribution world wide. The full color plates are simply magnificent, and the images are of the most fabulous gold jewelry ever produced and uncovered from ancient Greece and Rome. It is a wonderful reference for those interested in the history of jewelry, and wonderful pictures for whose who just want to admire the incredible gold jewelry of these grand empires. There are pictures of many pieces which I have never seen before, except in pricey museum catalogs. Still a wonderful reference despite being originally produced in 1966, it is divided into five sections: The Geometric and Orientalising Periods; Archaic Greece and Etruria; The Cla
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$6.49 Shipping Location: Lummi Island, United States (REVIEW : This book provides a very general overview of civilizations which existed in the ancient near East prior to the beginning of the Hellenic Age. ... moreContents/Chapter Headings include: 1) Pushing Back the Frontiers.
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$6.49 Shipping Location: Lummi Island, United States Kunz gave a series of eight lectures on "Precious Stones" for the Lowell Institute's 1894–95 season. Kunz was the founder and president of the Museums ... moreof the Peaceful Arts in 1913, special agent for the US Geological Survey (1883–1909), and a research curator at the Museum of Natural History in New York City.
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$7.49 Shipping Location: Lummi Island, United States Publisher: Dallas Museum of Art (1997). Pages: 150. Major types of Greek and Etruscan jewelry from the seventh to the first centuries B.C. are well represented, ... morealong with a few Roman imperial works.
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$75.00 Shipping Location: United States The firm underwent several subsequent expansions3 but was liquidated in 1866 due to debts. Whiting had relatively small production output but produced ... moreexceptional handmade silverware in relatively small quantities.
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$6.99 Shipping Location: Lummi Island, United States “Who could do what, to whom, and why?. Why did the ancient Romans proudly display their erotic art in public?. What were the rules for heterosexual lovemaking?. ... moreFor homosexual lovemaking?. What was the role of prostitution, both male and female?”.
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$7.50 Shipping Condition: Used Location: Portugal More silver layers added in 13th and 17th centuries. We don’t know what happened to this first statue. This makes her one of the oldest statues in Western ... moreChristianity, as the Belgians like to say (North-Western maybe).
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$10.99 Shipping Location: Lummi Island, United States Recent digs in Belsk, Ukraine uncovered a vast city believed to be the Scythian capital Gelonus described by Herodotus. A kurgan or burial mound near ... morethe 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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$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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$77.55 Shipping Location: CHESTER, United Kingdom Victoria married her first cousin Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha in 1840. After Albert's death in 1861, Victoria plunged into deep mourning and ... moreavoided public appearances. As a result of her seclusion, British republicanism temporarily gained strength, but in the latter half of her reign, her popularity recovered.
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$16.99 Shipping Condition: Unspecified Location: Lummi Island, United States No denying, there is oxidation. Porosity is fine surface pitting (oxidation, corrosion) caused by extended burial in caustic soil. It was made as early ... moreas the reign of Justinian I in the 6th century.
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$6.49 Shipping Location: Lummi Island, United States Many scientists in various countries are now engaged in studying ancient Thrace. The research carried on in the USSR and Romania is particularly useful ... moreand has yielded fine results. Work along these lines is also proceeding apace in other Balkan countries.
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$7.49 Shipping Condition: New Location: Lummi Island, United States The pectoral is gold inlaid with lapis lazuli, car-nelian, and turquoise, and the eyes of the shape made of actual flowers, fruits, and leaves, which ... morewere presented to guests to wear at banquets and other festivities.
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$50.19 Shipping Location: LONDON, United Kingdom The lotus symbolizes absolute purity and was significant in the Hindu and Buddhist arts of India. The lotus flower also denotes "absolute awareness', ... moreas it opens and closes in response to the presence or absence of the sun.
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$6.49 Shipping Location: Ferndale, United States In addition, there are thousands of slabs, cylinder seals, tablets, and obelisks of ancient and/or vanished civilizations, which are hard to decipher. ... moreHe is a philosopher, a recluse mystic and a spiritual teacher and no longer gives interviews or makes public appearances.
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$67.28 Shipping Location: MARTOCK, United Kingdom The fifty sons went to Argos to propose marriage to the Danaides as a conciliatory gesture towards Danaos. Danaos resented his brother and ordered his ... moredaughters to murder their bridegrooms on their wedding night.
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$6.99 Shipping Location: Lummi Island, United States Historians believe that “Thales of Miletus”, known as the 'first philosopher', studied there around 585BC. As the Babylonians believed that water was ... morethe 'first principle' from which all else flowed, and as Thales is famous for that very claim, it seems probable he studied in the region.
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$10.99 Shipping Condition: Like New Location: Lummi Island, United States Most of these objects have never before been published, making this catalogue essential for the scholar. Where pertinent, bibliographic references and ... morecomparative material are cited. Graeco-Phoenician Scarabs.
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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 Four andOne-Quarter Carat 5.000 ... moreYear Old Hand-Carved Ancient Sumerian(Mesopotamian/Babylonian) Gold-Flecked Midnight Blue Lapis Lazuli Semi-Precious Gemstone Pendant& Chain. ATTN EBAY! DO NOT REMOVE THIS LISTING! As per Trust& Safety. This does NOT violate the USA Embargo against SYRIA. This artifact is from present-day ARMENIA, from when Armenia was part of the ASSYRIAN Empire. Please note, though ASSYRIA and SYRIA sound similar, they are NOT the same. Ancient Assyria was an empire which existed from about 3,000 B.C. to 600 B.C. and has NOTHING to do with present day SYRIA. This item does NOT violate eBay policy, and is NOT embargoed. Please see: http:en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assyria. CLASSIFICATION: Semi-Precious Lapis Lazuli. Hand-Drilled Suspension Hole(Bow Drill) Hand Shaped Pendant. ATTRIBUTION: Ancient Assyria(Present-Day Armenia) Approximately 2,900(3rd Millennium) B.C. WEIGHT: 4.27 carats. DIMENSIONS: Widest Diameter(Midsection) 8 1/2 millimeters. Narrowest Diameter(Ends) 5 millimeters. Length: 9 millimeters. Chain: Contemporary gold electroplate 60 centimeters(24 inches) A wide variety of other chains are available upon request in sizes from 16 to 30 inches. And in metals ranging from gold and silver electroplate to sterling silver and solid 14kt gold as well as a bronze-toned copper chain. The default chain(absent contrary instructions) is gold electroplate, 24 inches. For a more authentic touch, we also have available handcrafted Greek black leather cords. CONDITION: Exceptional! Completely intact. DETAIL: A hand carved midnight blue lapis lazuli gemstone about 5.000 years old attributable to the ancient Mesopotamian culture(a.k.a. Sumerian or Babylonian) The shape is quite uncommon, rarely encountered. To our eyes it resembles a beer barrel, with a diameter tapered from 8 1/2 millimeters at the waist to 5 millimeters at the ends- with a length(or heigh
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$6.99 Shipping Location: Lummi Island, United States The essentially feminine character of Minoan Crete, with its palaces and gardens and its exquisite paintings, sculptures, and ceramics, joins with the ... moreessentially masculine vigour of the Mycenaean kingdoms in the splendour of Bronze Age Greece.
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$9.99 Shipping Location: Freeport, United States This one places a collection-catalog-number of '221' on this mask. And also presumably denotes the maker as either "Maiki" or "Muiki" as handwritten to ... morethe right of this 221 numbering. The British Museum.
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$70.77 Shipping Condition: Used Location: France There Moralized Bible said of Vienna is a moralized bible illuminated dating from the first half of. A Moralized Bible is a type of manuscript biblical ... moreilluminated dating from the end of the Middle Ages (. ).
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$6.49 Shipping Condition: Used Location: Lummi Island, United States But the Atlantis in our dreams and our myths was almost certainly the lost civilization of Minoan Crete. In the center of the island there stood a volcanic ... morepeak. But not forever. Nothing lasts forever.
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$8.99 Shipping Location: Lummi Island, United States Published by the National Gallery of Art, Center for Advanced Study in the Visual Arts. Distributed by Yale University Press. The symposium was held 19-21 ... moreSeptember 1996 in Washington, D.C. 281 illus., 11 color plates.
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$7.99 Shipping Location: Lummi Island, United States The book will be distributed by the University of Washington Press, Seattle and London. It was powerful enough to bring down the commanding Babylonians ... moreand their strict ways of life. Its capital was located at Hattusas, in northern Anatolia.
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$24.05 Shipping Location: Philadelphia, United States A fine ancient Roman bronze fibula. It is in overall fair, as-pictured, used estate condition. Overall Condition Height: ca. 27 mm.
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$6.49 Shipping Location: Lummi Island, United States The most comprehensive and beautiful book ever published on the opulent treasures of Egypt! The greatest glories of Egypt! Nubian gold, vivid lapis lazuli, ... morebright-colored faience, and blood-red carnelian.
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$8.49 Shipping Condition: New without tags Location: Lummi Island, United States In the mid ninth century B.C. the King of Israel marched in alliance with the Aramaic Kingdom against Assyria, the conflict ending in a deadlock, but ... morea deadlock which presaged a withdrawal of Assyrian forces from the region of the Levant.
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Free Shipping Location: Middletown, United States At first glance this appears to be a locket or a pendant. However, when you slide the portrait to the side you find a tiny mirror inside. The piece in ... moremy photos is the actual piece you will receive.
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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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$18.82 Shipping Location: CHICHESTER, United Kingdom Engraver: Abraham Goos. th century CE. Author: Guicciardini, 1652. Town plan of Brussels, the Capital of Belgium. Town plan of Ostend, Belgium. The original ... moreOstend was a fishing village but due to coastal erosion a new town was built in 1265CE.
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$5.99 Shipping Location: Lummi Island, United States Several civilizations flourished in the fertile area created as the Tigris and Euphrates rivers flow south out of Turkey. The area is commonly referred ... moreto as "the fertile crescent" by historians and archaeologists.
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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?.
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$5.99 Shipping Condition: New with tags 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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