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$6.95 Shipping Location: Clinton Township, United States Fine silvered bronze example. Dating to the period of the Christian conversion of the Vikings. Just under 1" width. Made by the open face mold technique. ... moreThe heart stood for bravery, fortitude, loyalty, integrity, all attributes of the Viking warrior.
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Free Shipping Location: Stafford, United States Believed to have been created around the year 800 AD, this sacred text spent centuries at the Abbey of Kells, only to be moved in 1654 for its protection. ... moreDesigned more for ceremonial use than for detailed study, the Book of Kells was likely a focal point during Mass, its pages open for all to behold rather than to be read closely.
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$15.62 Shipping Location: EVESHAM, United Kingdom ANCIENT ROMAN GLASS* 70mm high. 52mm wide Green glass with ribbed design. Free blown. Indented base with p ontil mark. Large flat bubbles close to surface. ... moreInclusions, striation marks. Small hole in side. Refer photo's* THIS ARTICLE IS A GUARENTEED AUTHENTIC THE ARTICLE IN THE PICTURES IS THE ONE THE WINNING BIDDER WILL RECIEVE I AM HAPPY TO ANSWER QUERIES PLEASE ASK* SHIPPING COSTS THIS ITEM IS LOCATED IN AUSTRALIA(AS AM I) I HAVE LISTED IT ON EBAY(UK) BECAUSE AUSTRALIAN EBAY HASN'T GOT A CATERGORY FOR ANCIENT GLASS PLEASE IGNORE THE EBAY GENERATED INVOICE. WAIT FOR MY INVOICE OR CONTACT ME, WITHIN AUSTRALIA AUSPOST PARCEL WITH TRACKING = AUS $10.00 INTERNATIONAL AUSPOST PARCEL WITH TRACKING = AUS $15.00* I take care when packaging and posting items but cannot be held responsible for the various postal services. I therefore advise you to consider adding insurance or tracking to any orders over $50. LOOK IN MY STORE. AUGUSTUS COOPER COINS AND ANTIQUITIES' TO VIEW INDIVIDUAL COIN CATERGORIES
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$12.50 Shipping Location: Firenze, Italy Oral traditions of the Gurunsi hold that they originated from the western Sudan near Lake Chad. While it is unknown when the migration occurred, it is ... morebelieved that the Gurunsi were present in their current location by 1100 AD.
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$15.70 Shipping Location: Salem, United States You are bidding on a framed white jade plaque/ medallion. Wadang the tiger with the pearl of life above it. The medallion measures 4 inches in diameter ... moreand about 1/2 an inch thick. The frame is sealed with a glass front and measures 9.5 by 9.5 inches and weighs almost 2lbs. This is a white jade copy of the Wadang, Soul of Oriental Architecture I have viewed an article on China Culture.org that shows the tiger exactly in clay. These were laid on roofs for many reasons. This framed jade piece probably hung in an office. The tiger with the pearl of life above it. The framed piece is modern.The characters under the word wadang talks about the process of the tiles and how they are attached to the roof. The first tile in each row of the roof tiles is called awadang, since dang in archaic Chinese means the"end. The first tiles are usually placed underneath each row and all the way along the eaves of the sloping roof, hence the English name oftile-endsor eaves tiles. The wadang is an important component and ornament of traditionalChinese architecture, with both protective and decorative functions. Wadangs adorned with molded designs can be cast back to the WesternZhou Dynasty(1100-771BC) but the use of stylized characters as architectural ornaments appeared in the State of Yan during theWarring States Period(475-221BC) The tradition flourished during the Qin(221-206BC) and Han(206BC-220AD) dynasties, and is therefore known as"Qin brick and Han tile. Wadangs of theQin Dynastywere commonly decorated with patterns of animals, most particularly the deer. The Chinese word for deer is lu, which is similar in pronunciation to that for wealth. The deer was hence a common decorative motif during the Qin Period. In theHan Dynasty, the technique of making wadangs reached its peak. The designs were elaborate and wadangs decorated with zhuan(seal script) especially xiaozhuan(lesser seal script) came into being. Good luck bidding
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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 (Contents/Chapter Headings include: 1) Pushing Back the Frontiers. 2) City-States and Kingdoms. 3) Pyramids and Ziggurats. 4) Writing. 5) Education. 6) ... moreLiving in Cities. 9) The brotherhood of Nations.
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$6.49 Shipping Condition: Used 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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$24.95 Shipping Location: Rochester, United States Copybooks first appeared in Italy around the sixteenth century; the earliest writing manuals were published by Sigismondo Fanti and Ludovico degli Arrighi. ... more[19] Other manuals were produced by Dutch and French writing masters later in the century, including Pierre Hamon.
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$12.50 Shipping Location: Firenze, Italy Oral traditions of the Gurunsi hold that they originated from the western Sudan near Lake Chad. While it is unknown when the migration occurred, it is ... morebelieved that the Gurunsi were present in their current location by 1100 AD.
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$12.50 Shipping Location: Firenze, Italy Oral traditions of the Gurunsi hold that they originated from the western Sudan near Lake Chad. While it is unknown when the migration occurred, it is ... morebelieved that the Gurunsi were present in their current location by 1100 AD.
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$27.99 Shipping Location: Lummi Island, United States DETAIL : A nicely preserved sancai glazed statuette so wonderfully characteristic of Ming Dynasty artwork. Sancai ("three-colored") wares were first made ... morefor burial, using lead-based glazes that produced mottled and streaky effects in green, amber-brown, and cream, with an occasional addition of blue or black.
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$15.62 Shipping Location: EVESHAM, United Kingdom The ancient Roman glass industry was divided into two categories: glass making and glass working. The materials needed to make glass include sand, nitrate, ... moreand lots of heat. To fuse the ingredients together, a kiln must be heated up to a temperature of 1100 degrees Fahrenheit.
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$38.49 Shipping Location: Lummi Island, United States TRANSLATE Arabic Chinese French German Greek Indonesian Italian Hindi Japanese Korean Swedish Portuguese Russian Spanish Extraordinary. Exceptionally ... moreWell Preserved Genuine Ancient Chinese Large Earthenware Jar/Vase BC200. CLASSIFICATION: Earthenware Jar. ATTRIBUTION: In the Style of Ancient China. Han Dynasty(206 B.C. to 220 A.D. Possibly an 18th or 19th Century Revival Imitative. SIZE/MEASUREMENTS: Height: 140 millimeters(5 2/3 inches) Diameter: 180 millimeters(7 1/4 inches) at shoulder; 99 millimeters(4 inches) at top lip; 100 millimeters(4 inches) at base. CONDITION: Exceptionally good! Extraordinary! Entirely intact except for a the normal potting blemishes associated with crude hand production; and assorted minor bumps and bruises consistent with wear due to ancient usage and then burial since ancient times. All quite normal for a 2.000 year old vase. DETAIL: A splendid. Exceptionally well preserved large sized earthenware jar from the Han Dynasty of Ancient China. The jar is the size of a very large melon– almost the size of a soccer ball. What’s really remarkable is that it is seemingly about 2,000 years old and is entirely intact, with no damage aside from the normal little dings and bruises one would expect with an earthenware household utensil which was used and then spent twenty centuries buried. There are simply the normal blemishes(bumps and dips) one expects with earthenware crudely fashioned by hand. Notwithstanding these blemishes(entirely normal for an ancient earthenware jar such as this) it has emerged from the soil in wonderful condition! There are some light soil accretions which could be brushed or washed off if one were gentle and careful. Although it is probable that this specimen is much older. It is also possible that this piece might be a revivalist imitative produced for the European market of the 18th or 19th century. It is widely known that Chinese porcelain and other ceramic artwork was quite popular in Victorian Europe. Carrying Chinese porcelain from China to Eur
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Free Shipping Location: United States Historical Recreation: This solid brass sundial compass is a gleaming recreation of classic antique compasses that have guided sailors since the 1100s. ... moreIts steampunk charm adds a touch of nostalgia and sophistication.
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$65.00 Shipping Location: Chicago, United States Among the many kinds of Chinese ceramics that were exported is a variety of unrefined, stoneware storage jars. These robust jars have bold, incised or ... morerelief decoration under different kinds of glazes, principally olive green, golden brown, brown, or almost black.
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$5.99 Shipping Location: Lummi Island, United States This comprehensive history includes a clear and fascinating introduction to the Norse gods and Viking concepts of the afterlife. Included are examinations ... moreof: Norse gods, mythology, and belief in an afterlife.
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$6.49 Shipping Condition: Used Location: Lummi Island, United States Muslims however believe that it was the original faith of others whom they regard as prophets, such as Jesus, David, Moses, Abraham, Noah and Adam. In ... more610 AD the Islamic Prophet Muhammad began receiving what Muslims consider to be divine revelations.
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$55.00 Shipping Location: Canada Antique Pre-Columbian Chimu Pottery Vessel ca. 1100 - 1532 AD. Antique Pre-Columbian Chimu Pottery Vessel. Antique Pre-Columbian Chimú Blackware Pottery ... moreVessel ca. A.D. 1100 - 1532. Ca. 1100 - 1532 A.D.
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$52.99 Shipping Location: Lummi Island, United States Important advances in porcelain techniques included underglaze porcelain; ground cobalt was mixed with water and painted on an unfired piece of porcelain. ... moreA growing demand for Chinese ceramics in the Middle East stimulated the Mongol rulers to boost ceramic output for export.
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$15.50 Shipping Location: Firenze, Italy The Bobo are an inherently decentralized group of people. The concept of placing political power in the hands of an individual is foreign to the Bobo. ... moreThe Bobo lineage comprises the people who live in a common house.
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$7.99 Shipping Location: Lummi Island, United States CONDITION : GOOD. Knopf (1941) 345 pages. Book appears to have never been read. HOWEVER the book is 80+ years old, and does evidence a bit of very faint ... moreage-tanning along the inside (spine side) edge of both the back and front end papers.
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$9.95 Shipping Location: Fort Lauderdale, United States THIS SUPERB BYZANTINE PENDANT, DATING FROM BETWEEN 900 AND 1100 AD, IS AN WONDERFUL EXAMPLE OF BYZANTINE JEWELERY MAKING AND SPIRITUAL REVERENCE. BYZANTINE ... moreEMPIRE (285-1453 AD). RARE 10th to 12th CENTURY ADCHRIST CHARM PENDANT.
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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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$25.50 Shipping Location: New Castle, United States The outline of each drawing was silkscreened onto the board first, then the color was applied by a small army of artists.
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$25.50 Shipping Location: New Castle, United States The outline of each drawing was silkscreened onto the board first, then the color was applied by a small army of artists.
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$18.99 Shipping Location: Lummi Island, United States DETAIL : A nicely preserved clay statuette so wonderfully characteristic of Tang Dynasty statuary. Sancai ("three-colored") wares were first made for ... moreburial, using lead-based glazes that produced mottled and streaky effects in green, amber-brown, and cream, with an occasional addition of blue or black.
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$38.49 Shipping Location: Lummi Island, United States DETAIL : A splendid, exceptionally well preserved large sized earthenware jar from the Han Dynasty of Ancient China. There are a few light soil and chalk ... moreaccretions which (if desired) could be brushed or washed off without too much effort.
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$18.99 Shipping Location: Lummi Island, United States TRANSLATE Arabic Chinese French German Greek Indonesian Italian Hindi Japanese Korean Swedish Portuguese Russian Spanish Nicely Preserved Ostensibly Eighth ... moreor Ninth Century A.D. Tang Dynasty Sancai Glazed Ceramic Statuette of a Female Musician Holding a Stringed Instrument(Probably a“Pipa” CLASSIFICATION: Ceramic Statuette. ATTRIBUTION: In the Style of Ancient China. Tang Dynasty, 8th or 9th Century A.D. Possibly a Ming Dynasty or 18th or 19th Century Qing Dynasty Revival Imitative. SIZE/MEASUREMENTS: Height: 151 millimeters(6 inches) Breadth: 81 millimeters(3 1/4 inches) Thickness: 82 millimeters(3 3/8 inches) CONDITION: Very good. No repairs but the majority of glaze is gone. A little wear and a few blemishes consistent with any decorative item which was buried for over one thousand years. Not flawless, but certainly in a better than average state of preservation– and unrepaired! Stands on its own. DETAIL: A nicely preserved clay statuette so wonderfully characteristic of Tang Dynasty statuary. Sancai. Or three-color glazes principally in yellow, green and brown was a development of the Tang Dynasty(618-907 AD) Sancai(three-colored" wares were first made for burial, using lead-based glazes that produced mottled and streaky effects in green, amber-brown, and cream, with an occasional addition of blue or black. The production of such exquisite porcelain items required multiple firings of fine white clay at temperatures near 1000c(1800f) degrees. A wide variety of statuettes were commonly produced such as musicians, chamberlains(butlers) maids, cooks, even animals; all designed to serve their deceased master. In early Tang dynasty. Production of sancai pottery figurines dominated the pottery scene, and their production continued well into the Ming era which advanced the art with more intense colors and finer porcelain clay. The pottery and porcelain figures produced from the Tang all the way through the Ming Dynasties are famous even until today for their beautiful multicolored glazes occu
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$37.99 Shipping Location: Lummi Island, United States TRANSLATE Arabic Chinese French German Greek Indonesian Italian Hindi Japanese Korean Swedish Portuguese Russian Spanish Extraordinary. Exceptionally ... moreWell Preserved Genuine Ancient Chinese Large Earthenware Jar/Vase BC200. CLASSIFICATION: Earthenware Jar. ATTRIBUTION: In the Style of Ancient China. Han Dynasty(206 B.C. to 220 A.D. Possibly an 18th or 19th Century Revival Imitative. SIZE/MEASUREMENTS: Height: 140 millimeters(5 2/3 inches) Diameter: 180 millimeters(7 1/4 inches) at shoulder; 99 millimeters(4 inches) at top lip; 100 millimeters(4 inches) at base. CONDITION: Exceptionally good! Extraordinary! Entirely intact except for a the normal potting blemishes associated with crude hand production; and assorted minor bumps and bruises consistent with wear due to ancient usage and then burial since ancient times. All quite normal for a 2.000 year old vase. DETAIL: A splendid. Exceptionally well preserved large sized earthenware jar from the Han Dynasty of Ancient China. The jar is the size of a very large melon– almost the size of a soccer ball. What’s really remarkable is that it is seemingly about 2,000 years old and is entirely intact, with no damage aside from the normal little dings and bruises one would expect with an earthenware household utensil which was used and then spent twenty centuries buried. There are simply the normal blemishes(bumps and dips) one expects with earthenware crudely fashioned by hand. Notwithstanding these blemishes(entirely normal for an ancient earthenware jar such as this) it has emerged from the soil in wonderful condition! There are some light soil accretions which could be brushed or washed off if one were gentle and careful. Although it is probable that this specimen is much older. It is also possible that this piece might be a revivalist imitative produced for the European market of the 18th or 19th century. It is widely known that Chinese porcelain and other ceramic artwork was quite popular in Victorian Europe. Carrying Chinese porcelain from China to Eur
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$6.49 Shipping Location: Lummi Island, United States TRANSLATE Arabic Chinese French German Greek Indonesian Italian Hindi Japanese Korean Swedish Portuguese Russian Spanish Time-Life Great Ages of Man Series– ... moreEarly Islam. CONDITION: Light shelf wear. Otherwise in Very Good to Like New condition. Seemingly never read. Pages are pristine; clean, unmarked, unmutilated, tightly bound. PLEASE SEE IMAGES BELOW FOR JACKET DESCRIPTION(S) AND FOR PAGES OF PICTURES FROM INSIDE OF BOOK. NOTE: We have 75.000 books in our library, almost 10,000 different titles. Odds are we have other copies of this same title in varying conditions, some less expensive, some better condition. We might also have different editions as well(some paperback, some hardcover, oftentimes international editions) If you don’t see what you want, please contact us and ask. We’re happy to send you a summary of the differing conditions and prices we may have for the same title. DESCRIPTION: Hardcover: 192 pages. Publisher: Time-Life Books Inc. 1975) The“Great Ages of Man” series was released in the mid-1960’s. Each volume undertakes to describe the major events that happened in one specific time period(or“age” in the development of mankind’s civilization(s) The volumes are richly illustrated. And designed as an introduction to the time frame covered. Especially compelling are the artists interpretations or recreations of what various ancient civilizations would have looked like– their architecture, homes, monuments, cities, daily life, jewelry, food, family life, dwellings, occupations, etc. As just one instance, the ruins of Babylon and Ur, Athens and Rome hint at the incredible richness of those fabled cities. The artist’s recreations in this series are simply mind-numbing. This is as close as you can be to actually having been there. Equally noteworthy are the photographic collections of artifacts and relics attributed to the specific age, really exceptional. The entire series is truly a magnificent introduction to the history of the era. If you could have just one book(or series of books)
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$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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$6.49 Shipping Condition: Brand New Location: Lummi Island, United States TRANSLATE Arabic Chinese French German Greek Indonesian Italian Hindi Japanese Korean Swedish Portuguese Russian Spanish Myths of the Norsemen From the ... moreEddas and Sagas by H.A. Guerber. With 64 Illustrations. DESCRIPTION: Softcover: 396 pages. Publisher: Dover Publications; 1992) ISBN: 0486273482. From his exalted throne. A mighty watchtower, Odin surveys the world; a world of gods, giants, elves, dwarves, and men. Below, the Valkyrs ride forth, their golden hair streaming through the clouds, the pale northern sun glinting on shields and spears. Through the battlefields they swoop, bringing the kiss of death to the warriors bound for Valhalla, hall of the chosen slain. The myths of the Norsemen are darkly romantic. Heroic and tragic. For sheer adventure and high drama, they are without equal. Their sagas are stirring tales that are as powerful now as they were a thousand years ago. But less well known are the stories themselves, stories with all the classic qualities of a long-lost age. Valor, nobility, and a triumphant greatness of spirit. These were the human attributes the medieval Norsemen admired most. What dazzling inspiration for young Viking warriors these tales must have been, vividly told beside blazing fires on dark and frozen nights. Their preservation. From the oral tradition to the prose sagas that have come down to us, owes much to the Norse colonization of Iceland. Here the art of storytelling lived on, vivid, dramatic, and realistic. The stories feature well-defined characters, colorfully portrayed. For deeply imbued with the values of the Norsemen though they were, the intention was entertainment, the emphasis on action and pace. And on these northerly shores, the sweep of Christianity across Europe was delayed long enough to allow learned men, proud of their pagan past, to adapt the art of storytelling to the written word. During the early part of the thirteenth century. The“Eddas” were collected together, masterpieces of Norse mythology that included the tragic death of Balder; the comic ta
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$11.49 Shipping Condition: Brand New Location: Lummi Island, United States Rather its stories involve love and luck, dreams and demons, prowess and political intrigue. It begins with the legend of the birth of the Persian nation ... moreand its tumultuous history. It contains magical birds and superhuman heroes and centuries-long battles.
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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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$5.99 Shipping Location: Ferndale, United States Second was the invention of writing. In 1922 the archaeologist Sir Leonard Woolley discovered at the site of the ancient city of Ur, “the remains of two ... morefour-wheeled wagons, the oldest wheeled vehicles in history ever found, along with their leather tires”.
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$39.99 Shipping Location: Lummi Island, United States TRANSLATE Arabic Chinese French German Greek Indonesian Italian Hindi Japanese Korean Swedish Portuguese Russian Spanish Extraordinary. Exceptionally ... moreWell Preserved Genuine Ancient Chinese Earthenware Jar; Wine Storage Decanter(Hu” BC200. Perfect for a dried flower display. CLASSIFICATION: Earthenware Jar. ATTRIBUTION: In the Style of Ancient China. Han Dynasty(206 B.C. to 220 A.D. Possibly an 18th or 19th Century Revival Imitative. SIZE/MEASUREMENTS: Height: 175 millimeters(7 inches) Breadth: 195 millimeters(7 3/4 inches) Depth: 139 millimeters(5 5/8 inches) Diameter: 92 millimeters(3 2/3 inches) at top lip; 85* 73 millimeters(3 3/8* 2 7/8 inches) at base. CONDITION: Exceptionally good! Entirely intact except for a the normal potting blemishes associated with crude hand production; and assorted minor bumps. Chips, and bruises consistent with wear due to ancient usage and then burial since ancient times. All quite normal for a 2,000 year old vase. DETAIL: A splendid. Exceptionally well preserved large sized earthenware jar from the Han Dynasty of Ancient China. The jar is the size of a large melon(like a cantaloupe) What’s really remarkable is that it is ostensibly about 2,000 years old and is entirely intact, with no damage aside from the normal little dings, chips and bruises one would expect with an earthenware household utensil which was used and then spent twenty centuries buried. There are as well the normal blemishes(bumps and pits) one expects with earthenware crudely fashioned by hand. Notwithstanding these blemishes(entirely normal for an ancient earthenware jar such as this) it has emerged from the soil in wonderful condition! There are some light soil accretions which could be brushed or washed off if one were gentle and careful. Although it is quite possible that this specimen is much older. It’s also equally likely that this piece is a revivalist imitative produced for the European market of the 18th or 19th century. It is widely known that Chinese porcelain and other cera
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$43.99 Shipping Location: Lummi Island, United States TRANSLATE Arabic Chinese French German Greek Indonesian Italian Hindi Japanese Korean Swedish Portuguese Russian Spanish Genuine Intricate. Beautiful ... moreAncient Chinese Buddhist Shrine Decorative Clay Tile Depicting Eight Hindu-Style Bodhisattvas. Possibly an 18th or 19th Century Revival Imitative. CLASSIFICATION: Ancient Chinese Buddhist Clay Shrine Tile. ATTRIBUTION: In the Style of Ancient China. Liao Dynasty(907-1125 A.D. SIZE/MEASUREMENTS: Length: 243 millimeters(9 3/4 inches) Width: 188 millimeters(7 1/2 inches) Thickness: 25 millimeters(1 inch) Weight: 3 pounds. 6 ounces(about 1½ kilograms) CONDITION: Exceptional. Integrity entirely intact. No significant chips or cracks. Minor surface crazing. Professionally conserved. Can be sealed upon request. DETAIL: This is a very beautiful. Intricately detailed gray clay tile from the Liao Dynasty of ancient China. These clay tiles were used to decorate the inside walls of Buddhist shrines. The depiction is somewhat reminiscent of a Hindu depiction. Of course Buddhism came to China from Hindu India, and there exist of course many parallels between the Chinese and Indian variants of Buddhism. The depiction is of eight bodhisattvas of various sizes. There is a little surface crazing and a few minute chips; but no cracks or major chips. It is constructed of very strong sintered clay produced using a very special technique often employed to produce strengthened steel. Although it is probable that this specimen is much older. It is also possible that this piece might be a revivalist imitative produced for the European market of the 18th or 19th century. It is widely known that Chinese porcelain and other ceramic artwork was quite popular in Victorian Europe. Carrying Chinese porcelain from China to Europe was an industry for the seafaring mariners of the 16th. 17th, and 18th centuries. Entire fleets of sailing ships plied the trade, especially the Dutch and English. However in addition to porcelain, ancient Chinese ceramics were also extremely popular in Vi
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$28.00 Shipping Location: Amsterdam - Spiegelbuurt, Netherlands Culture: Majapahit. Material: Terra cotta. Very nice statue of a God wearing large jewelry necklace and head decoration. Origin (made in): East Java Indonesia.
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$6.49 Shipping Location: Lummi Island, United States Below, the Valkyrs ride forth, their golden hair streaming through the clouds, the pale northern sun glinting on shields and spears. Through the battlefields ... morethey swoop, bringing the kiss of death to the warriors bound for Valhalla, hall of the chosen slain.
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$6.49 Shipping Location: Lummi Island, United States REVIEW : The sixteenth century saw a flowering of classical painting in Persia. Chinese-style rocks and trees mingle with Islamic calligraphy and Persian ... morelegends. May I suggest Anthony Welch's two books "Artists for the Shah" and "Shah `Abbas and the Arts of Isfahan", "Persian Drawings" by B. W. Robinson, and "Persian Painting" by Basil Gray.
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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 Myths of the Norsemen From the ... moreEddas and Sagas by H.A. Guerber. With 64 Illustrations. DESCRIPTION: Softcover: 396 pages. Publisher: Dover Publications; 1992) ISBN: 0486273482. From his exalted throne. A mighty watchtower, Odin surveys the world; a world of gods, giants, elves, dwarves, and men. Below, the Valkyrs ride forth, their golden hair streaming through the clouds, the pale northern sun glinting on shields and spears. Through the battlefields they swoop, bringing the kiss of death to the warriors bound for Valhalla, hall of the chosen slain. The myths of the Norsemen are darkly romantic. Heroic and tragic. For sheer adventure and high drama, they are without equal. Their sagas are stirring tales that are as powerful now as they were a thousand years ago. But less well known are the stories themselves, stories with all the classic qualities of a long-lost age. Valor, nobility, and a triumphant greatness of spirit. These were the human attributes the medieval Norsemen admired most. What dazzling inspiration for young Viking warriors these tales must have been, vividly told beside blazing fires on dark and frozen nights. Their preservation. From the oral tradition to the prose sagas that have come down to us, owes much to the Norse colonization of Iceland. Here the art of storytelling lived on, vivid, dramatic, and realistic. The stories feature well-defined characters, colorfully portrayed. For deeply imbued with the values of the Norsemen though they were, the intention was entertainment, the emphasis on action and pace. And on these northerly shores, the sweep of Christianity across Europe was delayed long enough to allow learned men, proud of their pagan past, to adapt the art of storytelling to the written word. During the early part of the thirteenth century. The“Eddas” were collected together, masterpieces of Norse mythology that included the tragic death of Balder; the comic ta
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$6.49 Shipping Location: Lummi Island, United States Includes 64 illustrations reproduced from classic paintings depict the deeds and heroes of the North. With the exception of her education, for which she ... morewent to Paris, France, she lived most of her adult life in New Jersey, where she died in 1929.
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$4.50 Shipping Location: Rego Park, United States 10 Bulls by Kakuan - Part 6. Reaching source. The bull is the eternal principle of life, truth in action. Ten Bulls orTen Ox Herding Pictures (Chinese ... moreBetter to have been blind and deaf from the beginning! ).
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$6.49 Shipping Location: Lummi Island, United States Picture Essay: A Group Portrait. Sculpture: A Maya Priest with an Exaggerated Aristocratic Nose; A Maya Aristocrat Wearing a Long Brechclout, Doughnut-Shaped ... moreEarrings, in an Extravagant Pose. The Versatile Technicians of Peru: Mohica and Nazca.
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$9.99 Shipping Condition: Brand New Location: Lummi Island, United States Born in south-west London, Price went on to gain a BA in Archaeology at the University of London, before writing his first book, “The Vikings in Brittany”, ... morewhich was published in 1989. In 2001, he edited an anthology entitled “The Archaeology of Shamanism” for Routledge, and the following year published and defended his doctoral thesis, “The Viking Way”.
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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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$6.49 Shipping Location: Lummi Island, United States The Pacific - Atlantis, Mu and Lemuria. But the Atlantis in our dreams and our myths was almost certainly the lost civilization of Minoan Crete. In the ... morecenter of the island there stood a volcanic peak.
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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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$6.49 Shipping Condition: Very Good Location: Lummi Island, United States TRANSLATE Arabic Chinese French German Greek Indonesian Italian Hindi Japanese Korean Swedish Portuguese Russian Spanish Myths of the Norsemen From the ... moreEddas and Sagas by H.A. Guerber. With 64 Illustrations. DESCRIPTION: Softcover: 396 pages. Publisher: Dover Publications; 1992) ISBN: 0486273482. From his exalted throne. A mighty watchtower, Odin surveys the world; a world of gods, giants, elves, dwarves, and men. Below, the Valkyrs ride forth, their golden hair streaming through the clouds, the pale northern sun glinting on shields and spears. Through the battlefields they swoop, bringing the kiss of death to the warriors bound for Valhalla, hall of the chosen slain. The myths of the Norsemen are darkly romantic. Heroic and tragic. For sheer adventure and high drama, they are without equal. Their sagas are stirring tales that are as powerful now as they were a thousand years ago. But less well known are the stories themselves, stories with all the classic qualities of a long-lost age. Valor, nobility, and a triumphant greatness of spirit. These were the human attributes the medieval Norsemen admired most. What dazzling inspiration for young Viking warriors these tales must have been, vividly told beside blazing fires on dark and frozen nights. Their preservation. From the oral tradition to the prose sagas that have come down to us, owes much to the Norse colonization of Iceland. Here the art of storytelling lived on, vivid, dramatic, and realistic. The stories feature well-defined characters, colorfully portrayed. For deeply imbued with the values of the Norsemen though they were, the intention was entertainment, the emphasis on action and pace. And on these northerly shores, the sweep of Christianity across Europe was delayed long enough to allow learned men, proud of their pagan past, to adapt the art of storytelling to the written word. During the early part of the thirteenth century. The“Eddas” were collected together, masterpieces of Norse mythology that included the tragic death of Balder; the comic ta
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$9.99 Shipping Location: Lummi Island, United States It begins with the legend of the birth of the Persian nation and its tumultuous history. It contains magical birds and superhuman heroes and centuries-long ... morebattles. REVIEW : A little over a thousand years ago the Persian poet Ferdowsi of Tous collected and put into heroic verse the millennium-old mythological and epic traditions of Iran.
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$5.99 Shipping Location: Lummi Island, United States This was to lead to the formation of a single united kingdom of England only a few years later. "King Alfred's Coins: The Watlington Viking Hoard" by ... moreJohn Naylor and Gareth Williams. Written to honor the newly discovered National Treasure that the Ashmolean hopes to acquire in the not too distant future.
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$11.87 Shipping Location: ILKLEY, United Kingdom Date: 1846.
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$40.10 Shipping Location: Kew Gardens, United States It is made from porcelain, likely from the kilns of Jingdezhen, made in the style of Long Quan - famous for carved or incised porcelain in a celadon glaze ... morewhich reached the peak around AD 1100s, Song Dynasty.
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$26.99 Shipping Location: Lummi Island, United States Nicely Preserved Genuine 15th or 16th Century Ming Dynasty Chinese Green Glazed“Sancai” Statuette of a Man(Probably Originally Holding a Banner. Sun Shade ... moreor Canopy) CLASSIFICATION: Sancai Glazed Ceramic Statuette. ATTRIBUTION: Ancient China. Ming Dynasty, 15th or 16th Century. SIZE/MEASUREMENTS: Height: 200 millimeters(8 inches) Breadth: 61 millimeters(2 3/8 inches) Thickness: 49 millimeters(2 inches) Base: 51 x 49 millimeters(approximately 2 inches square) CONDITION: Exceptionally good! No major blemishes. Breakage, or repairs; however quite a number of modest chips. A little wear consistent with any funerary item which is over five(perhaps close to six) centuries in age including the customary little blemishes characteristic of handcrafted ancient porcelain. A little glaze crazing/crackling as is common with ancient porcelain. Not flawless, but certainly in a better than average state of preservation. DETAIL: A nicely preserved sancai glazed statuette so wonderfully characteristic of Ming Dynasty artwork. Sancai. Or three-color glazes principally in yellow, green and brown was a development of the Tang Dynasty(618-907 AD) Sancai(three-colored" wares were first made for burial, using lead-based glazes that produced mottled and streaky effects in green, amber-brown, and cream, with an occasional addition of blue or black. The production of such exquisite porcelain items required multiple firings of fine white clay at temperatures near 1000c(1800f) degrees. A wide variety of statuettes were commonly produced such as musicians, chamberlains(butlers) maids, cooks, even animals; all designed to serve their deceased master. In early Tang dynasty. Production of sancai pottery figurines dominated the pottery scene, and their production continued well into the Ming era which advanced the art with more intense colors and finer porcelain clay. The pottery and porcelain figures produced from the Tang all the way through the Ming Dynasties are famous even until today for their beautiful multicolo
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$18.99 Shipping Location: Lummi Island, United States TRANSLATE Arabic Chinese French German Greek Indonesian Italian Hindi Japanese Korean Swedish Portuguese Russian Spanish Nicely Preserved Ostensibly Eighth ... moreor Ninth Century A.D. Tang Dynasty Sancai Glazed Ceramic Statuette of a Female Musician Holding a Pair of Cymbals. CLASSIFICATION: Ceramic Statuette. ATTRIBUTION: In the Style of Ancient China. Tang Dynasty, 8th or 9th Century A.D. Possibly a Ming Dynasty or 18th or 19th Century Qing Dynasty Revival Imitative. SIZE/MEASUREMENTS: Height: 145 millimeters(5 3/4 inches) Breadth: 79 millimeters(3 1/8 inches) Thickness: 80 millimeters(3 1/4 inches) CONDITION: Very good. No repairs but the majority of glaze is gone. A little wear and a few blemishes consistent with any decorative item which was buried for over one thousand years. A very thick alkaline soil deposition layer. Not flawless, but certainly in a better than average state of preservation– and unrepaired! Stands on its own. DETAIL: A nicely preserved clay statuette so wonderfully characteristic of Tang Dynasty statuary. Sancai. Or three-color glazes principally in yellow, green and brown was a development of the Tang Dynasty(618-907 AD) Sancai(three-colored" wares were first made for burial, using lead-based glazes that produced mottled and streaky effects in green, amber-brown, and cream, with an occasional addition of blue or black. The production of such exquisite porcelain items required multiple firings of fine white clay at temperatures near 1000c(1800f) degrees. A wide variety of statuettes were commonly produced such as musicians, chamberlains(butlers) maids, cooks, even animals; all designed to serve their deceased master. In early Tang dynasty. Production of sancai pottery figurines dominated the pottery scene, and their production continued well into the Ming era which advanced the art with more intense colors and finer porcelain clay. The pottery and porcelain figures produced from the Tang all the way through the Ming Dynasties are famous even until today for their beautiful
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