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$33.49 Shipping Location: Lummi Island, United States TRANSLATE Arabic Chinese French German Greek Indonesian Italian Hindi Japanese Korean Swedish Portuguese Russian Spanish Rare! Exceptionally Well Preserved. ... moreVery Large Medieval Song-Style Black& Rust Glazed Ceramic Bowl. Perfect as a Candy or Potpourri Dish for Work or Home. CLASSIFICATION: Black-Rust Glazed CeramicBowl(Precursor to“Oil Spot” or“Hare’s Fur” Bowls) ATTRIBUTION: In the style of Ancient China. Song Dynasty(906-1279 A.D. But Most Likely an 18th or 19th Century Revival Imitative. SIZE/MEASUREMENTS: Diameter: 195 millimeters(7 7/8 inches) at top lip; 65 millimeters(2 5/8 inches) at base. Height: 89 millimeters(3 5/8 inches) CONDITION: Exceptionally good. Almost perfectly preserved. There is one rim chip which was repaired by one of our conservators(visible as an unglazed spot along the rim) Normal tiny nicks and dings, all consistent with a ceramic utensil of this age, and the normal potting blemishes(glaze pits, etc. associated with hand production. Glaze is remarkable, almost entirely intact! DETAIL: A splendid. Very large black/brown glazed earthenware bowl in the style of the Song or Jin Dynasty of Ancient China. This particular style was produced using a black glaze, high in iron oxides. In the kiln the iron would oftentimes come to the surface of the glaze, creating brown/rust-colored“oil spots” or streaky“hare’s fur” patterns on the otherwise black glaze. The style became extremely popular in ancient China, especially with Japanese Monks to whom the Chinese exported this unique and rare product. Tea bowls were the most common produce of this technique. This particular bowl is a variation of this style, where rather than a large number of spots or drips, instead larger areas of high iron glaze were used to produce these large rust-colored streaks in the otherwise black-predominated glaze. Both the tea bowls, as well as larger sized bowls such as this are relatively rare. Both styles of tea bowls as well(oil spot” and“hare’s fur” are a very sought after variation of Song
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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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$34.49 Shipping Condition: Used Location: Lummi Island, United States DETAIL : A nicely preserved clay statuette so wonderfully characteristic of Sui-Tang Dynasty statuary. Probably the depiction of a young woman of high ... morebirth, she is depicted in both a formal pose and wearing formal clothes.
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$18.99 Shipping Condition: Used 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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$18.82 Shipping Location: Hasselt, Belgium Beautiful intact bronze Roman crossbow fibula : 200 - 400 A.D. including Egyptian, Greek, Celtic, Germanic, Roman, Viking, Crusaders and many others. ... moreLength: 47 mm. Width: 23 mm.
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$6.99 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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$6.99 Shipping Location: Ferndale, United States Pages: 148. These include the Golden Madonna, a silver crucifix, a pair of richly decorated silver candlesticks, and sumptuously illuminated manuscripts, ... moreall of which will be included in the exhibition.
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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 However by the 6th century the Continental Celtic languages were no longer in wide use. Physical evidence exists for the ritual importance of the severed ... morehead at the religious center at Roquepertuse (southern France).
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$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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$5.99 Shipping Condition: Used Location: Lummi Island, United States Mario Bussagli describes the background to the production of Chinese bronzes in fascinating detail, and explains the significance of the different types ... moreof ritual vessel and the symbolism of the stylized decoration.
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Free Shipping Location: Clearwater Beach, United States The Greeks, however, believed that it originated from Bactria and that each historical-artistic area produced its own version of a gryphon: a lion-gryphon, ... morea dog-like gryphon, a horse-like gryphon, etc. (15).
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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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$6.99 Shipping Condition: New Location: Ferndale, United States These include the Golden Madonna, a silver crucifix, a pair of richly decorated silver candlesticks, and sumptuously illuminated manuscripts, all of which ... morewill be included in the exhibition. Pages: 148.
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$27.99 Shipping Condition: Unspecified Location: Lummi Island, United States TRANSLATE Arabic Chinese French German Greek Indonesian Italian Hindi Japanese Korean Swedish Portuguese Russian Spanish Intact Genuine Ancient Medieval“Celadon ... moreGreen” Glazed Funerary Offering Ceramic Jar/Vase. Perfect for Use as a Vase for a Dried Floral Arrangement! CLASSIFICATION: Glazed Ceramic Jar/Vase. ATTRIBUTION: Ancient China. Song Dynasty(906-1279 A.D. SIZE/MEASUREMENTS: Height: 288 millimeters(11 1/2 inches) Diameter: 95 millimeters(3 3/4 inches) at belly; 80 millimeters(3 1/4 inches) at top of neck(below rim) 53 millimeters(2 1/8 inches) at top lip; 65 millimeters(2 5/8 inches) at base. CONDITION: Excellent. Modest oxidation to ceramic glaze. A little bit of chipping to the rim and to the pedestal. Slight age crazing(crackling” to the ceramic glaze. Otherwise just the minor bumps and bruises consistent with prolonged burial in the earth. The normal potting blemishes associated with hand production. Missing the original lid. The neck is crooked. It appears as if it started“drooping” while in the kiln. DETAIL: A glazed earthenware funerary jar from the Song Dynasty of Ancient China. These were used to leave offerings of rice. Wine, or some other gift for the deceased. The light green glaze became known as“Celadon Green” so named for the color– and is one of the most celebrated styles of ancient China. The lower portion of the neck possesses a circumferential display of human figures, believed to represent the deceased’s family or ancestors. Above the ring of figures wrapping around the circumference of the neck is a depiction of a dragon. With respect to this particular specimen, the glaze shows some minor oxidation(decomposition) due to caustic alkalinity of soil in which it was buried. Though the majority of the glaze remains intact. Glossy, and smooth to touch, there are a few lightly oxidized patches where the glaze is a bit rough and chalky to the touch. If you inspect the photos closely, you’ll also observe some of the typical glaze crazing common to ancient ceramics and
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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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$6.49 Shipping Location: Lummi Island, United States Then, with the founding of Greek trading colonies along the Thracian coasts of the Aegean and Black Seas after 700 B.C. Thrace entered recorded history. ... moreSitalkes and his powerful successors grew rich on tribute, eventually surpassing even Athens in revenue.
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$17.99 Shipping Location: Ferndale, United States The tone is set by the very first item in the catalog: a contemporary bust in the round of Queen Elizabeth as Hercules. Much jewelry depended for its ... moresplendor of effect chiefly upon its inlay of brilliantly colored stones, jaspers, agates, lapis lazuli.
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$18.82 Shipping Location: Hasselt, Belgium For sale is STUNNING Ancient Roman FIBULA circa 200-400 AD. Material: Bronze. MUSEUM QUALITY- 100% AUTHENTIC- Fast and professional shipping via Royal ... moreMail. Good luck bidding.
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$18.82 Shipping Location: Hasselt, Belgium For sale is STUNNING Ancient Roman FIBULA circa 200-400 AD. Material: Bronze. MUSEUM QUALITY- 100% AUTHENTIC- Fast and professional shipping via Royal ... moreMail. Good luck bidding.
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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 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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$14.50 Shipping Location: Denver, United States Khorasan Seljuk/Seljuq Turks Period 12th. This item is listed to the best of my knowledge. I believe it is authentic, but the origin is unknown. It was ... moreacquired from the estate of John Kendrick II, an avid artifact enthusiast, with an enormous collection of authenticated artifacts.
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$5.99 Shipping Condition: Like New Location: Lummi Island, United States Mario Bussagli describes the background to the production of Chinese bronzes in fascinating detail, and explains the significance of the different types ... moreof ritual vessel and the symbolism of the stylized decoration.
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$52.99 Shipping Location: Lummi Island, United States TRANSLATE Arabic Chinese French German Greek Indonesian Italian Hindi Japanese Korean Swedish Portuguese Russian Spanish Nicely Preserved Genuine 15th ... moreor 16th Century Ming Dynasty“Sancai” Glazed Ceramic Statuette of a Horse and Rider. CLASSIFICATION: Sancai Glazed Ceramic Statuette. ATTRIBUTION: Ancient China. Ming Dynasty, 15th or 16th Century. SIZE/MEASUREMENTS: Height: 278 millimeters(11 1/8 inches) Length: 232 millimeters(9 1/3 inches) Breadth: 99 millimeters(4 inches) Base: 150 x 74 millimeters(6 inches x 3 inches) 12 millimeters(1/2 inch) in thickness. CONDITION: Very good. Minor porcelain chips. There are minor chips in the porcelain glaze at the rider’s right front shoulder; to the rider’s waist, behind, center; to the back side of the horse’s right leg; at the edge of the horse’s stomach, right side, center; and at the rider’s left elbow. There is as well a scattering of minute porcelain chips throughout, and the top of the horse’s right ear is also chipped. Other than cleaning, there has been no restoration work. The minor chips could be repaired, without additional cost, if you would like our conservator to repair the chips. There remains some mild soil adhesions, small areas where soil still adheres to the statuette, despite our best efforts to clean away all soil adhesions. Of course the paint has decomposed and is powdery in those areas where the statuette was merely painted(not glazed) the rider’s head, boot, and hands. Not flawless, but certainly in a better than average state of preservation. DETAIL: A nicely preserved. Very large 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 re
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$45.00 Shipping Location: Canada This is an exquisite example of an authentic antique double-wicked oil lamp from the Khorasan Seljuk/Seljuq Turks Period during the 12th century AD (6th ... morecentury AH "Hijri"). This lamp is made of cast bronze and features a rounded body that sits on a spreading trumpet foot.
$7.52 Shipping Condition: Used Location: SALFORD, United Kingdom In Very Good Condition. Campbell Eben Beaumont (27 August 1883 – 19 November 1954) was a United States federal judge from Kentucky. Eugène de Beauharnais ... more(3 September 1781 – 21 February 1824), Viceroy of Italy under Napoleon.
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$9.99 Shipping Location: Lummi Island, United States This original work, specifically oriented towards a university audience and the educated public, will have a self-evident place as an undergraduate course ... morebook and will be a standard work of reference for all those in the field.
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$5.99 Shipping Condition: Brand New Location: Lummi Island, United States Publisher: British Museum (2010). Pages: 48. Discovered in 2007 and acquired by the British Museum and York Museums Trust, the Vale of York hoard was ... moreburied in the late 920s in the reign of the West Saxon king Athelstan, in what is now North Yorkshire.
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$7.99 Shipping Location: Lummi Island, United States The Thracian works of art are mute but eloquent witnesses to man's endless quest for beauty and harmony. The Thracian works of art are mute but eloquent ... morewitnesses to man’s endless quest for beauty and harmony.
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$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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$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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$36.99 Shipping Location: Lummi Island, United States TRANSLATE Arabic Chinese French German Greek Indonesian Italian Hindi Japanese Korean Swedish Portuguese Russian Spanish Well Preserved Genuine Ancient ... moreEarthenware Impressed Jar/Vase BC500. CLASSIFICATION: Earthenware Jar/Vase. ATTRIBUTION: In the Style of Ancient China. Zhou Dynasty. Spring and Autumn Period(770 to 476 B.C. Possibly an 18th or 19th Century Revival Imitative. SIZE/MEASUREMENTS: Diameter: 140 millimeters(5 5/8 inches) at bowl; 94 millimeters(3 3/4 inches) at top lip. Height: 98 millimeters(3 7/8 inches) CONDITION: Very good. Complete and unrepaired. Little blemishes consistent with wear and then burial since ancient times. A few small rim chips, a couple of tiny hairline cracks. The typical blemishes of hand production(warts and dimples, zits and pits) DETAIL: A complete. Unrepaired medium sized impressed earthenware jar seemingly attributable to the middle of the first millennium B.C. The term“impressed” means that a design was impressed into the still wet vessel before it was fired. 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. It is a good-sized piece, the size of a small melon. What’s really remarkable is that despite its age, it is entirely complete. There is of course a collection of small rim chips, virtually obligatory with a ceramic vessel this old. And from those chips two very slight hairline cracks have evolved, as can be seen in the images here. However considering the age of the vessel, these are rather minor(and entirely customary and acceptable) blemishes. As well there is an assortment of tiny scuffs and abrasions which one would expect with an earthenware household utensil which was used and then buried. Considering that the typical such specimen is recovered shattered into shards, this specimen is truly in remarkable condition. Although it is probable that this specimen is much older. It is also possible that this piece might be a revivalist imitative
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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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$41.49 Shipping Location: Lummi Island, United States TRANSLATE Arabic Chinese French German Greek Indonesian Italian Hindi Japanese Korean Swedish Portuguese Russian Spanish Intact Genuine Ancient Medieval“Celadon ... moreGreen” Glazed Funerary Offering Ceramic Jar/Vase. Perfect for Use as a Vase for a Dried Floral Arrangement! CLASSIFICATION: Glazed Ceramic Jar/Vase. ATTRIBUTION: Ancient China. Song Dynasty(906-1279 A.D. SIZE/MEASUREMENTS: Height(w/lid) 480 millimeters(19 1/4 inches) Diameter: 125 millimeters(5 inches) at belly; 99 millimeters(4 inches) at ridge at top of neck(below rim) 69 millimeters(1 3/4 inches) at top lip; 82 millimeters(3 1/3 inches) at base. Lid Height: 57 millimeters(2 1/3 inches) Lid Diameter: 87 millimeters(3 1/2 inches) CONDITION: Excellent. Modest oxidation to ceramic glaze. Particularly to bottom 20% of the vessel. Two very small chips to the lid rim, a tiny chip to the ledge beneath the top rim. The head was broken off of the bird figurine atop the lid(and was missing) reconstructed by our conservator. Underside of pedestal was heavily chipped on one side, causing the jar to lean. Additional material added to underside of jar by conservator. Otherwise just the minor bumps and bruises consistent with prolonged burial in the earth. The normal potting blemishes associated with hand production. Includes the original lid. DETAIL: A glazed earthenware funerary jar from the Song Dynasty of Ancient China. These were used to leave offerings of rice. Wine, or some other gift for the deceased. The light green glaze became known as“Celadon Green” so named for the color– and is one of the most celebrated styles of ancient China. The lower portion of the neck possesses a circumferential display of human figures, believed to represent the deceased’s family or ancestors. Above the ring of figures wrapping around the circumference of the neck is a depiction of a dragon. In between the row of figures and the dragon, is a row of foo-dogs, or guardian lions. With respect to this particular specimen. The glaze shows some minor oxida
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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 Time-Life Great Ages of Man Series– ... moreEarly Japan. 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. 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. DESCRIPTION: Hardcover: 191 pages. Publisher: Time-Life Books Inc. 1968) 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 Location: Lummi Island, United States Then, with the founding of Greek trading colonies along the Thracian coasts of the Aegean and Black Seas after 700 B.C. Thrace entered recorded history. ... moreSitalkes and his powerful successors grew rich on tribute, eventually surpassing even Athens in revenue.
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$6.49 Shipping Location: Lummi Island, United States However by the 6th century the Continental Celtic languages were no longer in wide use. REVIEW: The Celts once populated an area rivaling the Roman Empire ... moreat its peak, yet our knowledge of them is limited to secondhand accounts, a few written records, and beautiful artifacts scattered from Turkey to Ireland.
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$5.99 Shipping Condition: Brand New Location: Lummi Island, United States TRANSLATE Arabic Chinese French German Greek Indonesian Italian Hindi Japanese Korean Swedish Portuguese Russian Spanish Chinese Bronzes by Mario Bussagli. ... moreNOTE: 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: Softcover. UK) Littlehampton(1974) 158 pages. The origins of bronze-working in China are mysterious and deeply rooted in ancient Chinese myths. Metallurgy in all its forms seemed miraculous to the ordinary man. And every object, sword or vessel, was thought to possess a spirit of its own. Those who worked with metals seemed to be wizards with supernatural powers, all the more so because the melting operation was preceded, accompanied, and followed by religious ceremonies, exorcism, and magic rites. Mario Bussagli describes the background to the production of Chinese bronzes in fascinating detail. And explains the significance of the different types of ritual vessel and the symbolism of the stylized decoration. The fine illustrations include objects from the Shang, Chou, Han and T'ang periods, and each is described fully in the accompanying notes. CONDITION: LIKE NEW. Unread oversized softcover(and in that sense"new" UK) Littlehampton(1974) 158 pages. Unblemished except for VERY slight edge and corner shelf wear to the covers. Pages are pristine; clean. Crisp, unmarked, unmutilated, tightly bound, and"unread" though I would add that it does appear that it was probably flipped through a few times while on the bookseller's shelf. Condition is entirely consistent with new stock from an open-shelf bookstore environment such as Barnes& Noble or B. Dalton) wherein
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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 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 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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Free Shipping Location: Tampa, United States Bonbonniere Serving Spoons were used by the butler of a fine estate to serve candy or nuts to house or dinner guests. The large arched portion of the ... morepiece would lie under the servant's wrist and be braced by him while serving.
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$5.99 Shipping Condition: New Location: Lummi Island, United States REVIEW : A vivid and accessible short history of House of Stuart. Stunningly illustrated with full-color and black and white photographs and reproductions ... moreof art, manuscripts, effigies, coats of arms, and bloodline diagrams.
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$5.99 Shipping Condition: Brand New Location: Lummi Island, United States Publisher: British Museum (2010). Pages: 48. Discovered in 2007 and acquired by the British Museum and York Museums Trust, the Vale of York hoard was ... moreburied in the late 920s in the reign of the West Saxon king Athelstan, in what is now North Yorkshire.
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$5.99 Shipping Location: Lummi Island, United States But are these famous stories based on historical events and actual people?. REVIEW : I always pick up Wood's newest work in English history with high ... moreanticipation and I've never been disappointed yet.
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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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$5.99 Shipping Location: Lummi Island, United States However by the 6th century the Continental Celtic languages were no longer in wide use. REVIEW: The Celts once populated an area rivaling the Roman Empire ... moreat its peak, yet our knowledge of them is limited to secondhand accounts, a few written records, and beautiful artifacts scattered from Turkey to Ireland.
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$5.99 Shipping Location: Lummi Island, United States REVIEW : A vivid and accessible short history of House of Stuart. Stunningly illustrated with full-color and black and white photographs and reproductions ... moreof art, manuscripts, effigies, coats of arms, and bloodline diagrams.
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$12.99 Shipping Location: Lummi Island, United States The Encyclopedia covers the Hispanic kingdoms from 400A. D. to 1500A. D. and is interdisciplinary in scope with an emphasis on literature, language, history, ... morearts, folklore, religion and science. Muslim and Jewish issues are also discussed.
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$29.99 Shipping Location: Lummi Island, United States TRANSLATE Arabic Chinese French German Greek Indonesian Italian Hindi Japanese Korean Swedish Portuguese Russian Spanish Nicely Preserved Genuine Seventh ... moreCentury A.D. Sui-Tang Dynasty Painted Clay Statuette of a Man Performing Martial Arts. Possibly an 18th or 19th Century Revival Imitative. CLASSIFICATION: Painted Pottery Statuette. ATTRIBUTION: In the Style of Ancient China. Sui-Tang Dynasty, 7th Century A.D. SIZE/MEASUREMENTS: Height: 176 millimeters(7+ inches) Breadth: 125 millimeters(5 inches) Depth: 72 millimeters(2 7/8 inches) CONDITION: Very good. Head was broken off and reattached by our conservator. Virtually all of the paint has oxidized/decomposed. A little wear and a few blemishes consistent with any votive/funerary item which is 1.400 years old. Some encrusted dirt which could be gently brushed away with a toothbrush. 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 Sui-Tang Dynasty statuary. The statuette depicts a man performing a martial arts move. Something akin to contemporary“mushu” The roots of mushu martial arts extends back at least 4,000 years, and this statuette reflects that heritage. Once painted, it appears that the body was perhaps painted all white or principally white, as it seems that there remains some residual paint beneath the soil deposition layer. However most of the paint this statuette originally possessed has oxidized/decomposed. It does stand on its own, but precariously, you would want to give it some support or something to lean on, as otherwise it does topple easily. During the Sui and Tang Dynasties. Production of both painted and sancai glazed 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 u
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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 Ancient 3.000 Year Old Hand Carved ... moreWooden Cowrie Shell Money Amulet(Brooch/Stickpin) CLASSIFICATION: Hand Carved Wooden Cowrie Shell Money. Hand-Drilled Suspension Hole(Bow Drill) Approximately 800 B.C. ATTRIBUTION: Ancient China. Western Zhou Dynasty(1027BC-770BC) SIZE/DIMENSIONS: Weight: 1.35 grams. Length: 18 millimeters. Width: 14 millimeters. Thickness: 6 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 remarkable hand carved wooden cowrie shell money pendant/amulet almost 3.000 years old attributable to the Western Zhou Dynasty of ancient China. Though the use of shells as“money” originated in Sumeria around 3,000 B.C. it was the cowrie shell that became the world’s longest-lived form of currency. The first use of cowries, the shell of a mollusc that was widely available in the shallow waters of the Pacific and Indian Oceans, was in China around 1,200 B.C. Historically, many societies have used cowries as money, and even as recently as the middle of the last(20th) century, cowrie shells were still used in some parts of Africa. As such the cowrie shell was the most widely and longest used currency in history. So important a role did the cowrie play as money in ancient China that its pictograph was adopted in their written language for'money' During the Zhou Dynasty four different forms of money developed in ancient China. Aside from the traditional cowrie shells. Iron, copper, and wooden forms of money
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$5.99 Shipping Condition: Brand New Location: Lummi Island, United States However by the 6th century the Continental Celtic languages were no longer in wide use. REVIEW: The Celts once populated an area rivaling the Roman Empire ... moreat its peak, yet our knowledge of them is limited to secondhand accounts, a few written records, and beautiful artifacts scattered from Turkey to Ireland.
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$7.52 Shipping Condition: Used Location: SALFORD, United Kingdom Third Duke of York and Albany (See Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany). Served as the president of both Southeastern Oklahoma State University ... moreand Oklahoma State University. He was appointed by Harry S. Truman as an Assistant Secretary of State.
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$10.99 Shipping Location: Lummi Island, United States TRANSLATE Arabic Chinese French German Greek Indonesian Italian Hindi Japanese Korean Swedish Portuguese Russian Spanish Large Beautiful Size 11 1/2 Late ... moreByzantine/Early Renaissance Era Silver Alloy Ring with Two Large Glass(Ruby Red and Sapphire Blue) Gemstones” Accented with a Two Smaller Glass(Sapphire Blue and Ruby Red Glass) Gemstones” CLASSIFICATION: Silver/Bronze Alloy Ring with Ruby Red and Sapphire Blue and Two Colored Glass Accent“Gemstones” ATTRIBUTION: Eastern Europe(Crimean/Black Sea Region) 17th-18th Century A.D. SIZE/DIMENSIONS(all measurements approximate) Size: 11 1/2(U.S. Inner Diameter: 22mm* 21 1/2mm. Overall Dimensions: 28 1/2mm* 23mm. Bezel: Overall Bezel: Height: 20 1/2mm. Breadth: 16mm. Thickness: 5 1/2mm. Gemstones: Large Sapphire Blue and Ruby Red: Diameter: 9 1/2mm. Thickness: 4 1/2mm. Small Sapphire Blue and Ruby Red: Diameter: 4mm. Thickness: 2mm. Fixed Width 7 1/2mm Band. Weight: 5.40 grams. CONDITION: Excellent! Entirely intact. Wear consistent with moderately light usage. No significant porosity(surface pitting caused by contact with earth while buried) Very fine finish. DETAIL: A very intricate silver/bronze alloy ring of late Renaissance origin. Probably seventeenth or eighteenth century, provenance is Southern Russia, the Crimean Region. The Crimean, now part of present-day Ukraine, was home of the Tartars(and before them ancient Greek settlements during the first millennium B.C. across the Black Sea from what was at the time this ring was produced, the Ottoman Empire, modern day Turkey. The ring bears a very elaborate bezel composed two large round“gem” stones, one colored ruby red, the other sapphire blue. These two larger round“gem” stones are flanked by two smaller round faceted“gem” stones, one colored sapphire blue, the other ruby red. All four are the original glass“gemstones” The ring itself is quite substantial, and the design of the ring and the detailed metal work evidenced in the bezel and bands is very sophisticated! The bands are quit
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$6.49 Shipping Condition: Brand New 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.
$7.52 Shipping Location: SALFORD, United Kingdom Clarinette aiguë 4. Clarinette 8. Clarinette basse 16. Fourniture V. Tierce 1+3⁄5. Doublette 2. Nazard 2+2⁄3. Flûte douce 4.
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$100.00 Shipping Location: Kenya The Benin Bronzes come from Benin City, the historic capital of the Kingdom of Benin, a major city-state in West Africa from the medieval period. They ... morewere created in the 16th century by specialist guilds working for the royal court of the Oba (king). This particular piece depicts the sister to the early 16th century Oba Ehengbuda on his coronation day, as symbolized by the ceremonial headdress.
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$5.99 Shipping Condition: Used Location: Lummi Island, United States The history of this form of painting is as old as the civilization itself. The more prominent among the various schools in Indian Miniature Paintings ... moreare the Jain paintings, Rajasthani, Mughal, and the Pahari schools.
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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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$13.49 Shipping Condition: Brand New Location: Lummi Island, United States It has gone missing, part of the looting that has taken place across Iraq since the ouster of Saddam Hussein. They serve as reminders of magnificent ancient ... moreart that may be lost forever. More than fifty experts in the field have contributed entries on individual works of art and essays covering a wide range of subjects.
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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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