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$4.50 Shipping Location: Rego Park, United States Sanxingdui (Chinese: 三星堆; pinyin:Sānxīngduī ; lit. 'Three Star Mound') is an archaeological site and a major Bronze Age culture in modern Guanghan, Sichuan, ... moreChina. The archaeological site is the type site for the Sanxingdui culture that produced these artifacts, archeologists have identified the locale with the ancient kingdom of Shu.
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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: Пловдив, Bulgaria LOT OF TWO TERRACOTTA HANDCRAFTED REPRODUCTIONS REGIONAL MUSEUM OF HISTORY STARA ZAGORA SNOW LEOPARD RELIEFS BYZANTINE EMPIRE XI - XII C. AD. Nevertheless, ... moresurprisingly in the expositions of the Archaeological Museum of Sofia and of RIM - Stara Zagora and in a number of editions they are dated XI - XII century, ie.
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$14.99 Shipping Location: Ivanhoe, Australia Dumont was now 35 and in poor health. This greatly disturbed Dumont in subsequent years. Dumont d Urville was a French explorer, naval officer and rear ... moreadmiral, who explored the south and western Pacific, Australia, New Zealand and Antarctica.
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$9.49 Shipping Location: Lummi Island, United States Turquoise has been found in neckwear and bracelets recovered along with the 7,500 year old Egyptian mummy of “Queen Zer”. The ancient Egyptians not only ... moreused turquoise for jewelry, but also wore it as a talisman to keep evil away.
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$4.50 Shipping Location: Rego Park, United States The Han dynasty had many conflicts with the Xiongnu, a nomadic confederation centered in the eastern Eurasian steppe. Han policy changed in 133 BC, under ... moreEmperor Wu, when Han forces began a series of military campaigns to quell the Xiongnu.
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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 High-Quality USA Manufactured ... moreSolid Sterling Silver Designer Pendant. Not cheap silver electroplate! Solid Sterling Silver. USA Custom Production. Length: 23 millimeters. Breadth: 12 1/2 millimeters. Depth: 5 1/2 millimeters. NOTE: Silver electroplate chain included upon request in your choice of length: 16. 18, 20, or 24 inches(40, 45, 50 or 60 cm) A wide variety of other chains are available upon request in sizes from 16 to 30 inches, and in metals ranging from gold electroplate to sterling silver and solid 14kt gold. The default chain(absent contrary instructions) is silver electroplate, 24 inches. We also have available handcrafted Greek black leather cords. DETAIL: The oldest silver artifacts found by archaeologists date from ancient Sumeria about 4.000 B.C. At many points in the ancient world, silver was actually more costly than gold, particularly in ancient Egypt. The ancient Egyptians believed that the skin of their gods was composed of gold, and their bones were thought to be of silver. The first large-scale silver mines were in Anatolia(ancient Turkey) and Armenia, where as early as 4,000 B.C. silver was extracted from lead ores. From Turkey and Armenia silver refining technology spread to the rest of Asia Minor and Europe. By about 2,500 B.C. the Babylonians were one of the major refiners of silver. The high value ancient cultures place on silver is demonstrated by the fact that some of the richest burials in history uncovered by archaeologists have been from this time frame; that of Queen Puabi of Ur, Sumeria(26th century B.C. Tutankhamun(14th century B.C. and the rich Trojan(25th century B.C. and Mycenaean(18th century B.C. treasures uncovered by Heinrich Schliemann. In celebration of this heritage. We present this high quality, USA manufactured, designer semi-custom sterling silver pendant. Please do not confuse this with the cheap, import silver electroplate cos
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$8.99 Shipping Location: Lummi Island, United States The Middle Ages: Byzantium. The pectoral is gold inlaid with lapis lazuli, car-nelian, and turquoise, and the eyes of the shape made of actual flowers, ... morefruits, and leaves, which were presented to guests to wear at banquets and other festivities.
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$27.23 Shipping Location: Rousies, France Terracotta with remnants of black and red paint, woman's head with hair-jewelry and large earring, H: ca. 9 cm, mounted on wooden base, total height: ... moreapprox. 13 cm, All items are guaranteed to be authentic and conform to the description. For greater security, a full refund is made in the event that an expertise carried out by a recognized authority calls into question the authenticity of an item sold. All items are guaranteed to be Authentic as described. For added security we offer a full money-back guarantee if a recognized authority disputes the authenticity of any object sold. We send all collectibles Registered, Signed-for and Insured. We do not aim to profit from shipping charges. In some cases we can combine multiple items into a single package to save you money. If you plan to pur.
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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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$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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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: Length: 24mm. Weight: 1.94 grams. DETAILS: The oldest silver artifacts found by archaeologists date from ancient Sumeria about 4.000 B.C. At many points in the ancient world, silver was actually more costly than gold, particularly in ancient Egypt. The ancient Egyptians believed that the skin of their gods was composed of gold, and their bones were thought to be of silver. The first large-scale silver mines were in Anatolia(ancient Turkey) and Armenia, where as early as 4,000 B.C. silver was extracted from lead ores. From Turkey and Armenia silver refining technology spread to the rest of Asia Minor and Europe. By about 2,500 B.C. the Babylonians were one of the major refiners of silver. The high value ancient colutures place on silver is demonstrated by the fact that some of the richest burials in history uncovered by archaeologists have been from this time frame; that of Queen Puabi of Ur, Sumeria(26th century B.C. Tutankhamun(14th century B.C. and the rich Trojan(25th century B.C. and Mycenaean(18th century B.C. treasures uncovered by Heinrich Schliemann. 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, an
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Free Shipping Location: Thailand Period : Pre 1800, Ancient, Roman. Material: Genuine Solid Bronze. Year : dating to the late 1st century BC - early 1st century AD. SIZE : 7 us. VERY ... moreGOOD PRICE. After this period, no claims of any kind will be accepted.
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Free Shipping Location: Thailand (Wat Phra Si Rattana Satsadaram or Wat Phra Kaew) in the Grand Palace, Bangkok, Thailand. The Buddha was covered by stucco with lacquer. Leaden Amulets. ... more/ Phra Kru /. The legends state that after remaining in Pataliputra for three hundred years, it was taken to Sri Lanka to save it from a civil war.
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$5.99 Shipping Location: Lummi Island, United States REVIEW : Many aspects of the Etruscan civilization remain a mystery, because so much of it was ignored by the Romans and purposely destroyed by Christians. ... moreEtruscan Granulation by Gerhard Nestler. REVIEW : Excellent reference book for professors, students, and jewelers.
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$5.99 Shipping Location: Lummi Island, United States Iran is a land of contradictions. Iran’s religious culture encompasses the most censorious and dogmatic Shi’a Muslim clerics in the world, and yet its ... morepoetry insistently dwells on the joys of life-wine, beauty, sex.
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$8.49 Shipping Location: Lummi Island, United States It now resides in the Smithsonian, Washington, D.C. Peridot was also found on Oahu in Hawaii. This barren little mound of land was one of the best-guarded ... moreareas of the ancient world. The Egyptians valued peridot so highly that guards stationed on the island were given orders to kill anyone approaching the shore without permission.
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Free Shipping Location: Lummi Island, United States 258 color photographs. The book is divided into four parts. Each traditional ancient Irish kingdom has its own section -- Ulster, Leinster, Connacht, ... moreand Munster. 285 full-color photographs. Each one of the thirty-two counties has its own physical identity.
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$10.49 Shipping Location: Lummi Island, United States Near Eastern techniques of filigree and granulation were introduced to Crete about 2000 B.C., and evidence also indicates that Egyptian styles influenced ... moreMinoan jewelry. Minoan culture and its jewelry styles spread to the mainland of Greece, then dominated by the city-state of Mycenea, about 1550 B.C.
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$53.54 Shipping Location: Morisset, Australia Antique mortar and pestle. Both the mortar and pestle have. of the pestle showing that they. DUTCH MORTAR. and a shallow central drilled hole. knob style ... morehandles on each side. describes as 18th century Dutch.
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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: Length: 15mm. Weight: 2.61 grams. DETAILS: Early in Rome’s history silver(and gold) came from Spain via the Phoenicians and their colony of Carthage. Partly motivated by a desire to control that trade. Rome engaged Carthage in three wars(the“Punic Wars” In fact father of the great Carthaginian General Hannibal was not only himself one of Carthage’s most famous generals, he was also a precious metals merchant. The Romans virtually deforested the entire country of Spain making charcoal to smelt silver and gold. When the silver in Spain began to play out, in 55BC Rome’s Julius Caesar invaded Britain, in part to acquire the rich silver deposits there. The Romans were the first to mass-produce coinage on a monumental scale, the first truly monetized society. Between 100 and 400AD the Romans produced billions of silver and bronze coins. At the height of the Empire. There were over 400 mints producing coinage throughout the empire. Silver was also fashioned into Greek-style jewelry. The chief centers of production were Alexandria, Antioch, and Rome, to which Greek craftsmen had migrated. In celebration of that 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, the
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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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$7.99 Shipping Condition: Very Good Location: Ferndale, United States Publisher: Ashmolean Museum (1978). Pages: 100. The Ashmolean Museum is the oldest museum in Britain, housing Oxford University's unrivaled collection ... moreof antiquities. The Ashmolean Museum is the oldest museum in Britain, housing Oxford University's unrivalled collection of antiquities.
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Free Shipping Location: Cyprus Indeed, no more than a minority of the work of any major Roman historian has survived. [20] an ancient Roman city preserved by the eruption ofMount Vesuvius ... morein AD 79. Size : 385 x 36 x 21 mm. Roman Period : 27 BC-476 AD.
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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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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: Length: 24mm. Weight: 1.49 grams. DETAILS: Silver coinage played a significant role in the ancient world. Macedonia’s coinage during the reign of Philip II(359-336 B.C. circulated widely throughout the Hellenic world. His famous son. Alexander the Great(336-323 B.C. spread the concept of coinage throughout the lands he conquered. For both Philip II and Alexander silver coins became an essential way of paying their armies and meeting other military expenses. They also used coins to make a realistic portrait of the ruler of the country. The Romans also used silver coins to pay their legions. These coins were used for most daily transactions by administrators and traders throughout the empire. Roman silver coins also served as an important means of political propaganda, extolling the virtues of Rome and her emperors, and continued in the Greek tradition of realistic portraiture. In celebration of that 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! HISTORY OF SILVER: After gold. Silver is the metal most widely used in jewelry and the most malleable. The oldest silver artifacts found by archaeologists
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$5.99 Shipping Condition: Very Good Location: Ferndale, United States The exact geographic spread of the ancient Celts is disputed. In particular, the ways in which the Iron Age inhabitants of Great Britain and Ireland should ... morebe regarded as Celts is historically controversial.
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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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$7.49 Shipping Location: Lummi Island, United States TRANSLATE Arabic Chinese French German Greek Indonesian Italian Hindi Japanese Korean Swedish Portuguese Russian Spanish Handsome Ancient Roman Provincial ... moreThracia"Evil Eye: Motif Silver(Belt/Strap) Applique/Embellishment Brooch/Lapel Pin. CLASSIFICATION: Roman Silver Artifact. Engraved Appliqué. Contemporary pin. ATTRIBUTION: Eastern Roman Empire(Thracia– Present-Day Bulgaria) Third Century A.D. SIZE/MEASUREMENTS: Diameter: 31 millimeters. Depth: 14 millimeters. NOTE: Can also be mounted onto a or into a(see below) CONDITION: Very good. Artifact is of sound integrity. Very light porosity(surface pitting caused by contact with earth while buried) Professionally conserved. DETAIL: This is a very handsome. Decorative piece of ancient Roman silver ornamentation. It was probably an ornamental appliqué for a belt or strap, though it could have also been an appliqué for a piece of furniture, wooden chest, or table implement. It’s hard to be certain, but it does appear as if it might have been originally fastened onto a leather strap or belt. In any event the appliqué was discarded or lost almost two thousand years ago. It shows minimal wear, and minimal porosity(surface pitting caused by burial in caustic or acidic soil conditions) Notwithstanding this evidence of usage in the ancient world. It is in wonderful condition, the engraving very sharp, and the artifact is quite handsome. It is the type of decorative ornamentation one would have expected to find on a belt or strap employed by a Roman Soldier. Many pieces of equipment and weaponry were carried on the person of a Roman Legionnaire, many held in place with belts(and buckles) and such ornamental appliqués were quite popular. You'll note the engraved concentric circle on the center of the applique. This concentric circle was intended to provide the wearer a charm providing protection against the effects of"an evil eye" There was an ancient belief that some evil sorcerers or witches had the ability to transmit evil with ju
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$4.90 Shipping Condition: Used Location: Fort Collins, United States The foliate motif would have been made using the repousse technique. The silversmith work is museum quality, and features a gorgeous foliate motif in ... morehigh and low relief. The cool silver tones of the gold are gorgeous against the warm 18k yellow gold hues of the accents, and every portion of this item serves to bring out the best in the other.
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$31.94 Shipping Location: BEXLEY, United Kingdom A very interesting and decorative display piece. 46cms wide, 28cms tall and 12cms deep. This piece pertains to an ancient culture referred to both as ... morethe Bactria-Margiana Archaeological Complex (BCAM) or as the Oxus Civilisation.
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$4.50 Shipping Location: Rego Park, United States Sanxingdui (Chinese: 三星堆; pinyin:Sānxīngduī ; lit. 'Three Star Mound') is an archaeological site and a major Bronze Age culture in modern Guanghan, Sichuan, ... moreChina. The archaeological site is the type site for the Sanxingdui culture that produced these artifacts, archeologists have identified the locale with the ancient kingdom of Shu.
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$5.99 Shipping Location: Lummi Island, United States REVIEW: A powerful tract on behalf of prehistoric culture, intended to show the importance and relatively advanced nature of Stone Age civilization. Here ... morehe sets about to rectify things. And he argues, too, that prehistoric beings pioneered both visual art and science.
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Free Shipping Location: Lummi Island, United States TRANSLATE Arabic Chinese French German Greek Indonesian Italian Hindi Japanese Korean Swedish Portuguese Russian Spanish Genuine Sterling Silver Semi-Custom ... moreDesigner Ring. Size 7(resizing available) Not cheap silver electroplate! This is a high-quality. Solid sterling silver designer ring manufactured by one of America’s leading semi-custom mount manufacturers. NOTE: Resizing is available(may incur nominal extra cost depending on size required) DESCRIPTION: Silver coinage played a significant role in the ancient world. Macedonia’s coinage during the reign of Philip II(359-336 B.C. circulated widely throughout the Hellenic world. His famous son. Alexander the Great(336-323 B.C. spread the concept of coinage throughout the lands he conquered. For both Philip II and Alexander silver coins became an essential way of paying their armies and meeting other military expenses. They also used coins to make a realistic portrait of the ruler of the country. The Romans also used silver coins to pay their legions. These coins were used for most daily transactions by administrators and traders throughout the empire. Roman silver coins also served as an important means of political propaganda, extolling the virtues of Rome and her emperors, and continued in the Greek tradition of realistic portraiture. Celebrating that heritage. Here’s a gorgeous, high quality sterling silver semi-custom sterling silver ring. The ring is robustly constructed, much more substantial and heavier than the typical ring band. Please do not confuse this with cheap silver electroplate. This is a high-quality ring manufactured right here in the USA by one of the nation’s largest manufacturers of gold and sterling silver semi-custom mounts. It’s an heirloom quality ring designed and produced to last a lifetime…and beyond! HISTORY OF SILVER: After gold. Silver is the metal most widely used in jewelry and the most malleable. The oldest silver artifacts found by archaeologists date from ancient Sumeria about 4,000 B.C. At many points in the ancie
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$5.32 Shipping Location: NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, United Kingdom Understand geological topography – the study of surface shape in relation to mapping. Read about military map reading and sketching as well as map reading ... morefor aviators. Learn about the discovery of the.
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$7.99 Shipping Condition: Brand New Location: Lummi Island, United States More comprehensive than before, this reference remains the finest and most beautifully illustrated history of jewelry ever published. The pectoral is ... moregold inlaid with lapis lazuli, car-nelian, and turquoise, and the eyes of the shape made of actual flowers, fruits, and leaves, which were presented to guests to wear at banquets and other festivities.
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$8.50 Shipping Location: Croatia By the 12th century San Marino had developed into a commune ruled by its own statutes and consuls. Against the attacks of the Malatesta family, who ruled ... morethe nearby seaport of Rimini, San Marino enjoyed the protection of the rival family of Montefeltro, who ruled Urbino.
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$6.49 Shipping Condition: Like New Location: Lummi Island, United States TRANSLATE Arabic Chinese French German Greek Indonesian Italian Hindi Japanese Korean Swedish Portuguese Russian Spanish Chronicles of The Celts by Iain ... moreZaczek. DESCRIPTION: Hardcover with Dust Jacket: 159 pages. Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company. Inc. 1997) The Celtic world. As it existing in three separate countries with a common spirit and tradition; Ireland, Wales, and Brittany, is brilliantly revealed in these exciting epic chronicles with 120 evocative photographs of artifacts, manuscripts, and landscapes that bring the Celtic world to life as never before. Ireland, land of ancient warriors who value nothing higher than fame and courage as they battle magical forces pitted against them. Ancient warriors whose deeds are as noble and mysterious as the hill forts and standing stones scattered around the landscape. Ancient warriors whose love of exaggeration and boasting compare with the most extravagant blarney. These are the Celts revealed by the early Irish chronicles. Wales. A land of bands and druids hemmed into a beautiful, mountainous country where King Arthur roamed with his knights. The Welsh warriors saw themselves as defenders of the west, heroes who would one day hurl the foreign oppressors back into the sea. These dramatic chronicles date back to the Middle Ages, but they are truly much older than that. They tell of love and betrayal, of quests and challenges, of supernatural creatures and of murder. Battling dragons. Tyrants, and sorcerers, the warriors of Brittany were people of the sea. Hermits, missionaries, mystics, they passed down their tales of mystery and magic orally through the centuries. They are captured here from a time when the old pagan days were dying out, and the secret, supernatural skeins of the early mystical Celts were quickly attaching themselves to a new religion. CONDITION: New hardcover w/dustjacket. Unblemished except VERY slight edge and corner shelfwear to dustjacket. Pages are pristine; clean. Crisp, unmarked, unmutilated, tightly bound, unambiguously unread.
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$6.99 Shipping Location: Lummi Island, United States Coins are among the most important sources of information for the Anglo-Saxon period. Written by one of the foremost experts on Anglo-Saxon coins, this ... morebook provides an overview of Anglo-Saxon coins in their historical context, drawing on recent finds as well as famous treasures to provide an authoritative account of current interpretations.
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$7.49 Shipping Location: Lummi Island, United States DETAIL : A hand carved jade pendant about 2,000 years old attributable to the Han Dynasty of ancient China, about 1st century B.C. This pendant seems ... moreto have two “faces” to it. With the point (the narrow end) on the bottom it seems to be a stylized face.
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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 Location: Ferndale, United States This large Old Babylonian plaque, found in southern Iraq, was made between 1800 and 1750 B.C. It is made of baked straw-tempered clay, modeled in high ... morerelief, and probably stood in a shrine. Her legs end in the talons of a bird of prey, similar to those of the two owls that flank her.
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$6.99 Shipping Condition: Very Good Location: Lummi Island, United States There were as well many stories concerning the gods. Principal amongst them was the creation myth, the “Enuma Elish”. Several civilizations flourished ... morein the fertile area created as the Tigris and Euphrates rivers flow south out of Turkey.
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$10.99 Shipping Location: Lummi Island, United States It is the national gemstone of Scotland and has been considered a sacred stone there for millennia, a belief dating back to the Druids. ancient Babylonian ... moreUr. Cairngorm is also the national gemstone of Scotland and has been considered a sacred stone for millennia, a belief dating back to the Druids.
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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 Well Preserved Genuine Earthenware ... moreImpressed Jar/Vase BC500. CLASSIFICATION: Earthenware Impressed Design Pot. ATTRIBUTION: Ancient China. Warring States Period(475-221 B.C. in the Style of Chou. Possibly an 18th or 19th Century Revival Imitative. SIZE/MEASUREMENTS: Diameter: 191millimeters(7 2/3 inches) at bowl; 108 millimeters(4 1/3 inches) at top lip. 130 millimeters(4 1/4 inches) at base. Height: 112 millimeters(5 1/2 inches) CONDITION: Very good. Complete and unrepaired. Little blemishes consistent with wear and then burial since ancient times including a few of the customary(almost obligatory) tiny rim chips. The typical blemishes of hand production(warts and dimples, zits and pits) DETAIL: A complete. Unrepaired medium sized impressed earthenware pot/jar in the style of the third or fourth century B.C. Warring States Period. The style of pot, the intricate impressing, and the grey clay color suggest it might be of Chou origin. The term“impressed” means that a design was impressed into the still wet vessel before it was fired. In more ancient times, more often than not this involved rolling the vase over a fibre mat, or pressing a piece of mat into the vessel, impressing a design into the still-wet clay. Later more sophisticated techniques such as this vessel saw wood blocks used to impress the design into the vessel. If you look closely at this vessel, you can see that indeed a wood block was used to impress the same design over and over again into the wet clay. You can see in many instance where the alignment of one block was not quite square with the next, some overlapping, others with a clear boundary between the impression blocks. It is a fairly large-sized piece. The size of a very large honeydew melon. You can also see that two(non-functional) handles” were added to the vessel, likewise made from grey clay, and attached to the bowl while both were still wet. What
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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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