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$3.99 Shipping Condition: Unspecified Location: Lummi Island, United States Budge concludes with a nice summary of major talismans and seals. Although this book is not a complete book in any right it is a good beginner book to ... moreread before delving into the macabre world of ancient Egypt.
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$11.99 Shipping Location: Lummi Island, United States Pages: 384. The book features jewelry ranging from the splendid crowns of ancient Greece, gold earrings from Babylon, and jeweled collars worn by 13th-century ... moreIslamic royalty to more modern pieces such as those contained in the imperial collection of Queen Louise of Prussia, Art Nouveau jewelry designed by René Lalique, and work by contemporary designers.
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$5.99 Shipping Location: Lummi Island, United States It consists of an estimated 17,500 silver Roman coins dating from between 32 B.C. and 274 A.D. In total, 17,577 coins were recovered! The hoard has been ... morethrough the Treasure Act process and all of the coins have been conserved to an identification standard – that is the legend and significant features are readable – at the British Museum.
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$9.99 Shipping Location: Lummi Island, United States REVIEW : This is the classic, quintessential study of the Amarna Age and the conditions in the surrounding ancient world written by one of history’s greatest ... moreEgyptologists. This is considered the most significant study of its kind, even eight decades after it was originally published.
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$7.49 Shipping Location: Lummi Island, United States TRANSLATE Arabic Chinese French German Greek Indonesian Italian Hindi Japanese Korean Swedish Portuguese Russian Spanish Four andOne-Quarter Carat 5.000 ... moreYear Old Hand-Carved Ancient Sumerian(Mesopotamian/Babylonian) Gold-Flecked Midnight Blue Lapis Lazuli Semi-Precious Gemstone Pendant& Chain. ATTN EBAY! DO NOT REMOVE THIS LISTING! As per Trust& Safety. This does NOT violate the USA Embargo against SYRIA. This artifact is from present-day ARMENIA, from when Armenia was part of the ASSYRIAN Empire. Please note, though ASSYRIA and SYRIA sound similar, they are NOT the same. Ancient Assyria was an empire which existed from about 3,000 B.C. to 600 B.C. and has NOTHING to do with present day SYRIA. This item does NOT violate eBay policy, and is NOT embargoed. Please see: http:en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assyria. CLASSIFICATION: Semi-Precious Lapis Lazuli. Hand-Drilled Suspension Hole(Bow Drill) Hand Shaped Pendant. ATTRIBUTION: Ancient Assyria(Present-Day Armenia) Approximately 2,900(3rd Millennium) B.C. WEIGHT: 4.27 carats. DIMENSIONS: Widest Diameter(Midsection) 8 1/2 millimeters. Narrowest Diameter(Ends) 5 millimeters. Length: 9 millimeters. Chain: Contemporary gold electroplate 60 centimeters(24 inches) A wide variety of other chains are available upon request in sizes from 16 to 30 inches. And in metals ranging from gold and silver electroplate to sterling silver and solid 14kt gold as well as a bronze-toned copper chain. The default chain(absent contrary instructions) is gold electroplate, 24 inches. For a more authentic touch, we also have available handcrafted Greek black leather cords. CONDITION: Exceptional! Completely intact. DETAIL: A hand carved midnight blue lapis lazuli gemstone about 5.000 years old attributable to the ancient Mesopotamian culture(a.k.a. Sumerian or Babylonian) The shape is quite uncommon, rarely encountered. To our eyes it resembles a beer barrel, with a diameter tapered from 8 1/2 millimeters at the waist to 5 millimeters at the ends- with a length(or heigh
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$6.49 Shipping 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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Free Shipping Location: Lummi Island, United States TRANSLATE Arabic Chinese French German Greek Indonesian Italian Hindi Japanese Korean Swedish Portuguese Russian Spanish Two Superb Quality Semi-Precious ... moreDark Honey Amber Semi-Precious Gemstone Cabochons. CLASSIFICATION: Round Baltic“Honey” Amber Semi-Precious Gemstones. ATTRIBUTION: 19th Century Kaliningrad. Russia. SIZE/DIMENSIONS: Diameter: 6 millimeters. Thickness: 3 1/4millimeters. Weight: 0.81 carats(the pair) NOTES: Upon request we can set your gemstones as a ring. Pendant, or as earrings(click for more information) DETAIL: The fossilized resin known as“amber” gives a pine tree aroma when burned and in ancient Egypt as well as in India amber was used as an incense in religious ceremonies to purify the surrounding area. The ancient Egyptians also often utilized amber in the mummification process. In ancient Greece amber was thought to be drops from the sun. Broken off and fallen in the ocean. In Greek Mythology amber was the tears of the Heliade Sisters, who had been turned in to black poplars by Zeus who was furious over the fact that they were crying over the death of their brother, Phaethon, son of Helios, who was killed by Zeus for driving his sun chariot too close to earth, and setting it ablaze. In Norse Mythology, Amber was sacred to the Goddess Freya, whose magic girdle“Brisingamen” was carved from the stone. It was widely used in rituals to encourage passion or fertility. Celebrating this cultural legacy here are two beautiful. Fine grade antique gemstone quality dark“honey” or“golden” colored Baltic Sea amber cabochons, hand-crafted by a 19th century Russian artisan, part of an heritage renown for the production of the elaborate gemstones and jewelry of the Czars of Medieval, Renaissance, and Victorian Russia. Throughout medieval and Renaissance Europe, in fact even going back in time to the ancient Mediterranean world, amber gemstones were widely employed in the construction of jewelry. Throughout Renaissance and Victorian Europe amber pendants were principally manufactured in the
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$4.99 Shipping Location: Lummi Island, United States Enjoy this masterpiece of literature in one of the best translations available to date: your money will be well spent. REVIEW: The Odyssey is an amazing ... morenovel. This novel is great because it gives us a look at what ancient Greece was like.
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$7.99 Shipping Condition: Used Location: Lummi Island, United States DETAIL: The “eye of Allah” is a famous sapphire owned by the infamous 18th century Persian conqueror and Shah of Iran Nader Shah. Nader rose to power ... moreduring a period of anarchy in Iran after both the Ottomans and the Russians had seized Persian territory for themselves.
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$7.99 Shipping Condition: Like New Location: Lummi Island, United States (She is co-author of “The Thetford Treasure”. Contents (Chapter Headings): 1) Collectors and Prudes. 2) Fertility and Religion. 3) The Phallus and the ... moreEvil Eye. 4) Dionysus and Drama. 7) Conclusions.
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$6.99 Shipping Condition: New other (see details) Location: Lummi Island, United States As early as the Naqada I Period, predynastic Egyptians imported obsidian from Ethiopia, used to shape blades and other objects from flakes. Royal Nubian ... moreburials at Qustul produced artifacts bearing the oldest-known examples of Egyptian dynastic symbols, such as the white crown of Egypt and falcon.
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$6.49 Shipping Condition: Very Good 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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$11.99 Shipping Location: Lummi Island, United States DETAIL: One of the most ancient and well-known sapphires belonged to the England’s Edward the Confessor. He did not have cash so he gave away his sapphire ... morering. After that, the miraculous sapphire was given a cross-shape cut and was placed in the Westminster Abbey where the miracles continued; the stone was known to cure the blind as well as paralytics and epileptics.
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$6.99 Shipping Condition: Very Good Location: Lummi Island, United States The pectoral is gold inlaid with lapis lazuli, car-nelian, and turquoise, and the eyes of the shape made of actual flowers, fruits, and leaves, which ... morewere presented to guests to wear at banquets and other festivities.
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$9.49 Shipping Location: Lummi Island, United States In the ancient world ruby was believed to possess magical powers, and was worn as a talisman for protection from plagues, poison, sorrow, and evil spirits. ... moreThe ruby symbolized freedom, charity, dignity and divine power, and was associated with fire and blood, implying warmth and life for mankind.
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Free Shipping Location: Lummi Island, United States TRANSLATE Arabic Chinese French German Greek Indonesian Italian Hindi Japanese Korean Swedish Portuguese Russian Spanish Antique 19th Century Genuine ... moreNatural One and One-Half Carat Hand Crafted Siberian Emerald Green Apatite Semi-Precious Gemstone. Contemporary High Quality Sterling Silver Ring(Size 7– Resizing Available) CLASSIFICATION: Handcrafted Russian Apatite. ORIGIN: 19th Century Chelyabinsk Oblast. Siberia, Russia. SIZE: Length: 7 3/4mm. Width: 6mm. Thickness: 4mm. Measurements approximate. WEIGHT: 1.47 carats. NOTE: Resizing is available. If you would prefer a different setting style. Odds are we have many different setting styles available which would fit this stone(s) which could be substituted for no or very little additional cost. 14kt solid gold settings are also available. Write us for pictures and prices. NOTE: If you would like only the gemstone. And not the setting, we can dismount the gemstone and offer you the gemstone without the setting. Just let us know, and yes, we’ll discount the price by the cost of the setting. DETAIL: The name“apatite” comes from the Greek"apatein" Which means"to deceive" to cheat” or"to be misleading" as in the ancient world apatite was often confused with other minerals such as topaz, beryl, sphene, peridot or tourmaline. The Greek name“apatein” also is associated with“Apate” the Greek goddess of deceit, benefactor of politicians. A minor goddess in the Greek pantheon, she was the daughter of Nyx(the goddess of the night) and one of the spirits inside Pandora's box. Her Roman equivalent was Fraus(fraud" Her siblings were Geras, the personification of old age; Oizys, suffering) Moros(doom) Momos(blame) Eris, strife) Nemesis(retribution) and Keres(carnage and violent death) In the ancient world apatite was believed to enhance the wearer’s insight, learning abilities and creativity, and to give increased self-confidence. It was also believed useful in inducing deep states of meditation and in easing hypertension. It was also worn b
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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 10(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: The ancient Egyptians believed that the skin of their gods was composed of gold. And their bones were thought to be of silver. When silver was introduced into Egypt, it probably was more valuable than gold(silver was rarer and more valuable than gold in many Mesoamerican cultures as well) In surviving inventories of valuables, items of silver were listed above those of gold during the Old Kingdom. Jewelry made of silver was almost always thinner than gold pieces, as indicated by the bracelets of the 4th Dynasty(about 2,500 B.C. When the price of silver finally did fall due to more readily available supplies, for at least another thousand years the price of silver was fixed at half that of gold. Several royal mummies attributable to about 1,000 B.C. were even entombed in solid silver coffins. Around 1.000 B.C. Greek Athenians began producing massive amounts silver from the Laurium mines, and would supply much of the ancient Mediterranean world with its silver for almost 1,000 years. 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 jew
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$6.49 Shipping Condition: Used Location: Lummi Island, United States But the Atlantis in our dreams and our myths was almost certainly the lost civilization of Minoan Crete. In the center of the island there stood a volcanic ... morepeak. But not forever. Nothing lasts forever.
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$5.99 Shipping Condition: Unspecified Location: Lummi Island, United States TRANSLATE Arabic Chinese French German Greek Indonesian Italian Hindi Japanese Korean Swedish Portuguese Russian Spanish Egyptian Shabtis by Harry M. ... moreStewart. NOTE: We have 75.000 books in our library, almost 10,000 different titles. Odds are we have other copies of this same title in varying conditions, some less expensive, some better condition. We might also have different editions as well(some paperback, some hardcover, oftentimes international editions) If you don’t see what you want, please contact us and ask. We’re happy to send you a summary of the differing conditions and prices we may have for the same title. DESCRIPTION: Softcover: 64 pages. Publisher: Shire Egyptology; 1995) The ancient Egyptians believed that the statutory agricultural labor imposed on them in order to utilize the Nile floods would continue in the afterlife. To avoid this irksome duty they devised the shabti. A figurine which they hoped would deputize for them on being activated by the appropriate magic spell. If the idea smacks of'draft-dodging' the figures are nevertheless of considerable artistic interest, and provide information about Egyptian religion, society, personal names, titles, etc. The iconography, inscriptions, materials and manufacture are described with criteria for identifying and dating the various types. A concise up-to-date treatment in English has long been lacking, and this account will be useful to students, art historians, collectors and others. CONDITION: NEW. New oversized softcover. Unblemished. Unmarked, pristine in every respect. Pages are pristine; clean, crisp, unmarked, unmutilated, tightly bound, unambiguously unread. Satisfaction unconditionally guaranteed. In stock, ready to ship. No disappointments, no excuses. PROMPT SHIPPING! HEAVILY PADDED, DAMAGE-FREE PACKAGING! PLEASE SEE IMAGES BELOW FOR JACKET DESCRIPTION(S) AND FOR PAGES OF PICTURES FROM INSIDE OF BOOK. PLEASE SEE PUBLISHER. PROFESSIONAL, AND READER REVIEWS BELOW. PUBLISHER REVIEW: REVIEW: Includes bibliographical references(p. 59
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$9.49 Shipping Location: Lummi Island, United States In 429 B.C. Athens sent an expedition against Lycia to try to force it to rejoin the league. Persia held Lycia until it was conquered by Alexander III ... more(the Great) of Macedon during 334–333 B.C. The area was known prior to Greek/Hellenic colonization as the Kingdom of Lycia.
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$15.99 Shipping Condition: New without tags Location: Lummi Island, United States In the ancient world ruby was believed to possess magical powers, and was worn as a talisman for protection from plagues, poison, sorrow, and evil spirits. ... moreThe ruby symbolized freedom, charity, dignity and divine power, and was associated with fire and blood, implying warmth and life for mankind.
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$8.99 Shipping Location: Lummi Island, United States Greek Myth and Hesiod by Jasper Griffin. REVIEW : This superbly illustrated book is divided into three main sections. The first, Greece, runs from the ... moreeighth to the fourth centuries BC, a period unparalleled in history for its brilliance in literature, philosophy, and the visual arts.
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$7.49 Shipping Condition: Used Location: Lummi Island, United States Authors Susan Scott and Christopher Duncan uncover the tragic and movingly human stories behind the records. Unsung heroes, bereaved parents, parted lovers, ... moreand those who exploited the suffering of others for their own greed.
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$8.99 Shipping Condition: Brand New Location: Ferndale, United States During the first through the third century A.D., a unique art form — the mummy portrait — flourished in Roman Egypt. Egypt's deserts also furnished a ... moregreat variety of minerals, ores, and hard stones.
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$10.99 Shipping Location: Lummi Island, United States Bibliography, chronology. 308 illustrations, including 130 in full color. 400 pages. Color photos. Includes bibliographical references and index. He wrote: ... more"1A shows a face with slashed eyes (blind or non=seeing), nostriless nose (non-breathing) and "clamped shut" mouth (non-speaking).
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$4.99 Shipping Condition: Unspecified Location: Lummi Island, United States The Decameron of Giovanni Boccaccio Translated by Frances Winwar- Complete and Unabridged. DESCRIPTION: Hardcover with Dust Jacket: 666 pages. Publisher: ... moreThe Modern Library; 1955) The Decameron' is a fascinating example of classic literature that remains fresh and entertaining today. Written in the mid-14th century. It concerns the first major outbreak of the black plague in Europe, which emerged in Italy in approximately 1347. Boccaccio begins, in the prologue, by stating his purpose for writing the book- namely, to entertain literate women with nothing else to do with their time. The story itself concerns ten young Florentines(seven women- Pampinea, Filomena, Neifile, Fiammetta, Elissa, Lauretta, and Emilia; and three men- Panfilo, Dioneo, and Filostrato) who flee the city in hopes of escaping the plague. To occupy themselves during this time, they tell each other stories, with each person telling one story per day to make a total of 100 stories over the course of the entire book. At the beginning of the first day, Boccaccio provides an excellent and detailed description of the plague itself. The book ends with the refugees returning to their homes, and a closing epilogue from the author. CONDITION: Shelf wear and soiling to Dust Jacket. Yellowing pages and in good condition. PLEASE SEE IMAGES BELOW FOR JACKET DESCRIPTION(S) AND FOR PAGES OF PICTURES FROM INSIDE OF BOOK. PLEASE SEE PUBLISHER. PROFESSIONAL, AND READER REVIEWS BELOW. PUBLISHER REVIEW: REVIEW: The Decameron is an entertaining series of one hundred stories written in the wake of the Black Death. Recounted by young citizens of Florence who have fled the city in order to escape the plague. These young unmarried nobles, the"beautiful people" of the age, decide to wait out the Florentine plague in their country estates, amusing each other every evening with earthy stories, some outright bawdy, others pointing to a moral. This Italian book, written in 1351, inspired Chaucer, Shakespeare, and Balzac, and remains one of the most enjoyable an
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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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$9.99 Shipping Condition: Brand New Location: Lummi Island, United States John Buchanan, Jr., is the executive director of the Portland Art Museum, Oregon. Helene De Ludinghuysen is the director of the Stroganoff Foundation ... moreand the last living Stroganoff descendant. “Stroganoff: The Palace and Collections of a Russian Noble Family by Penelope Hunter-Stiebel.
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$7.99 Shipping Location: Lummi Island, United States The period is not, of course, a renaissance in the sense or with the characteristics of the quattrocento. Furthermore, the Eastern Orthodox Church, which ... moreserved as a cohesive social and cultural institution, subsequently formalized many of the guidelines for artistic production in reverence for the Church's teachings and theological perspectives.
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$4.99 Shipping Location: Lummi Island, United States It was founded in 331 BC by Alexander the Great. It is most famous in antiquity as the site of the Pharos, the great lighthouse. The Pharos of Alexandria ... morewas considered one of the seven wonders of the ancient world.
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$5.99 Shipping Location: Lummi Island, United States In Search of England: Journeys into The English Past by Michael Wood. DESCRIPTION: Hardback with Dust Jacket: 336 pages. Publisher: University of California ... morePress; 1999) England is the birthplace of many immortal legends told around the world: King Arthur and Camelot. The Holy Grail, Robin Hood, the mysterious Isle of Avalon. But are these famous stories based on historical events and actual people? And what do they tell us about the character and origins of the Anglo-Saxon world, a culture that helped shape American identity? In his absorbing new book, Michael Wood examines the roots of English history. Peeling back the layers of literary and oral material that have accumulated over the ages, he offers a fascinating series of rich stories; part history, part myth; that, directly or indirectly, touch on questions of English history and identity. He looks back at the legends surrounding Alfred the Great, King Athelstan, the lost library of Glastonbury, and more. Wood's emphasis is the Early Middle Ages. And the first two sections of the book offer deep excursions into particular moments in the history of that era. In addition to recounting some well-known legends, Wood considers the manuscripts and other primary sources of historical information on which they are based, assessing the validity of existing documentation, fleshing out historical contexts, and considering the treatment throughout history of these stories by famous writers, poets, and moviemakers. In the third part of"In Search of England" Wood writes about places that illuminate interesting aspects of early England: Tinsley Wood, near Sheffield, which has been claimed as the site of Athelstan's great victory against the Celts in 937; a farmhouse in Devon which has been occupied since Domesday and possibly long before; and the village of Peatling Magna in Leicestershire, scene of an extraordinary confrontation with King Henry III in 1265. These are the places and events that offer a complementary version of the history that is discuss
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$7.99 Shipping Location: Lummi Island, United States (She is co-author of “The Thetford Treasure”. Contents (Chapter Headings): 1) Collectors and Prudes. 2) Fertility and Religion. 3) The Phallus and the ... moreEvil Eye. 4) Dionysus and Drama. 7) Conclusions.
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$7.99 Shipping Location: Lummi Island, United States The book will be distributed by the University of Washington Press, Seattle and London. It was powerful enough to bring down the commanding Babylonians ... moreand their strict ways of life. Its capital was located at Hattusas, in northern Anatolia.
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Free Shipping Location: Lummi Island, United States TRANSLATE Arabic Chinese French German Greek Indonesian Italian Hindi Japanese Korean Swedish Portuguese Russian Spanish Superb Quality Semi-Precious ... moreDark Cognac Amber Semi-Precious Gemstone Cabochon. Contemporary High Quality Sterling Silver Ring(Size 7– Resizing Available) CLASSIFICATION: Round Baltic"Cognac" Amber Semi-Precious Gemstone. ATTRIBUTION: 19th Century Kaliningrad. Russia. SIZE/DIMENSIONS: Diameter: 10 millimeters. Thickness: 4 millimeters. Weight: 1.43 carats. NOTE: Resizing is available. If you would prefer a different setting style. Odds are we have many different setting styles available which would fit this stone(s) which could be substituted for no or very little additional cost. 14kt solid gold settings are also available. Write us for pictures and prices. NOTE: If you would like only the gemstone. And not the setting, we can dismount the gemstone and offer you the gemstone without the setting. Just let us know, and yes, we’ll discount the price by the cost of the setting. DETAIL: Stone Age peoples believed that amber contained the resting place of the spirit. Or soul, and that amber possessed supernatural properties. For this reason it was a very powerful material from which to fashion magical amulets. Here's a beautiful, fine grade antique gemstone quality"cognac" colored Baltic Sea amber cabochon, hand-crafted by a 19th century Russian artisan for use in indigenous jewelry. Throughout medieval and Renaissance Europe, in fact even going back in time to the ancient Mediterranean world, amber gemstones were widely employed in the construction of jewelry. Throughout Renaissance and Victorian Europe amber pendants were principally manufactured in the"Holyland" from Lebanese amber. However the finest jewelry was created using much more costly(and finer) fossilized Baltic Amber. This particular piece is of the rarer and more costly Baltic Amber. And of the Baltic Ambers, this is the most expensive variety(lemon yellow the least valuable, then golden honey, and fi
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$5.99 Shipping Condition: Unspecified Location: Lummi Island, United States The British Museum has one of the finest collections of Assyrian artifacts in the world, centered around the famous sculpted reliefs from the palaces ... moreof the Assyrian kings at Nimrud and Nineveh. Dating from the 9th to the 7th centuries, these sculptures show the kings' exploits in battle and in hunting, and ceremonies at the Assyrian court.
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$8.99 Shipping Location: Lummi Island, United States It also treats the Hellenization of the Middle East by the monarchies established in the area conquered by Alexander the Great. REVIEW : This superbly ... moreillustrated book is divided into three main sections.
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$6.49 Shipping Location: Lummi Island, United States The most comprehensive and beautiful book ever published on the opulent treasures of Egypt! The greatest glories of Egypt! Nubian gold, vivid lapis lazuli, ... morebright-colored faience, and blood-red carnelian.
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$6.99 Shipping Location: Lummi Island, United States The Punic Wars and Roman Expansion. -Pompey and His Epoch. As the history of the conflict was written by Roman authors, they labeled it 'The Punic Wars'. ... more-Marius and Sulla. Attacking by sea and land, and victorious in the battle of Coracesium, Pompey negotiated a pirate surrender with a sweetener of free land for those who gave themselves up peacefully.
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$13.49 Shipping Location: Lummi Island, United States Styles and iconography were transmitted to sites such as Mari and Ebla in northern Syria as well as to Iran and as far as Arabia. It has gone missing, ... morepart of the looting that has taken place across Iraq since the ouster of Saddam Hussein.
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$8.99 Shipping Location: Lummi Island, United States Published by the National Gallery of Art, Center for Advanced Study in the Visual Arts. Distributed by Yale University Press. The symposium was held 19-21 ... moreSeptember 1996 in Washington, D.C. 281 illus., 11 color plates.
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