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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 Increase Sales by 18% and double ... moreyour hits- Vendio Gallery. The Book of Lilith by Barbara Black Koltuv. Ph.D. DESCRIPTION: Softcover: 127 pages. Publisher: Nicolas Hays(1986) ISBN: 9780892540143. The Book of Lilith tells the story of Lilith. Who was really the first woman created by God, and who just happened to have been created before Adam. Her job is to give all the things in the world souls, while Adam's is to create rules and law out of chaos. Unfortunately, Adam likes to have sex with Lilith only in the Adam-on-top position. This leads to, shall we say, problems" The Book of Lilith is alternately funny, serious, surreal, and amazing as Lilith embarks on a Zen journey around the world giving things souls and giving birth to a god. It is more than a little bit deep, and yet very, very entertaining. Lilith’s demonic origins are found in Jewish folklore, her name and personality ultimately derived from a Babylonian-Assyrian demon named Lilit, or Lilu, though Lilith may have had an association with even earlier goddesses. In rabbinic literature Lilith is variously depicted as the mother of Adam’s demonic offspring following his separation from Eve, or as his first wife, who scoffed at him and left him because he insisted on the male-superior sexual position, the so-called“missionary” position. Three angels tried in vain to force her to return to Adam. Ultimately the more docile Eve was created for Adam as a replacement for Lilith. Refusing to couple with Adam. Lilith was said to have bred with demons, producing 100 offspring a day. Lilith appears in J.W. von Goethe’s“Faust” and Dante Gabriel Rosetti’s“Eden Bower” In the twentieth century, Lilith became something of a feminist symbol for her rebellion against patriarchal ways. CONDITION: New. Never read. PLEASE SEE IMAGES BELOW FOR SAMPLE PAGES FROM INSIDE OF BOOK. PLEASE SEE PUBLISHER. PROFESSIONAL, AND READER REVIEWS BELOW. PUBLISHE
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$9.99 Shipping Location: Lummi Island, United States With a technical glossary, extensive bibliography, map, and chronological table, this is a landmark publication. Although faience was made of common materials, ... moreespecially quartz sand grains or crushed quartz pebbles, it nevertheless took on the splendor of gold or semiprecious gems.
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$7.49 Shipping Condition: Very Good Location: Lummi Island, United States The discovery of Harappa, and soon afterwards, Mohenjo-Daro, was the culmination of work beginning in 1861 with the founding of the Archaeological Survey ... moreof India in the British Raj. The Harappan language is not directly attested and its affiliation is uncertain since the Indus script is still undeciphered.
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$6.49 Shipping Location: Lummi Island, United States The Bronze Age in the Near East can be divided into Early, Middle and Late Bronze Age periods. Though these divisions are not applicable globally, in ... morethe Near East the Early Bronze Age is generally agreed to encompass from 3300 to 2100 BC.
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$5.99 Shipping Location: Lummi Island, United States CHAPTER TWO: Man’s First Cities. Field Patterns in Nippur. Several civilizations flourished in the fertile area created as the Tigris and Euphrates rivers ... moreflow south out of Turkey. The area is commonly referred to as "the fertile crescent" by historians and archaeologists.
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$5.99 Shipping Location: Lummi Island, United States I have made many finds over the years, but this is my first coin hoard.”. (Dave Crisp) Archaeologists believe the hoard will rewrite the history books. ... moreOne of the most important aspects of the hoard is that it contains a large group of coins of Carausius, who ruled Britain independently from AD286 to AD293, and was the first Roman emperor ever to strike coins in Britain.
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$5.99 Shipping Condition: Very Good Location: Ferndale, United States Second was the invention of writing. In 1922 the archaeologist Sir Leonard Woolley discovered at the site of the ancient city of Ur, “the remains of two ... morefour-wheeled wagons, the oldest wheeled vehicles in history ever found, along with their leather tires”.
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$6.49 Shipping Location: Lummi Island, United States Five Pillars of Faith. [Picture Essay: Desert Sanctuaries]. The Koran: Islam's Holy Book. Desert Nativity: Islamic Religious Lore. The Mosque: A House ... moreof Prayer for a Desert Religion. Water for Life and for Purification.
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Free Shipping Condition: Unspecified Location: Dayton, United States Joel Otterson received his BFA at Parson’s School of Design in New York in 1982, and the following year he had his first exhibition at the Gallery Nature ... moreMorte, a hub of the late 20th-century avant-garde arts scene.
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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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$5.99 Shipping Location: Lummi Island, United States The Story of Sinuhe, written in Middle Egyptian, might be the classic of Egyptian literature. Early Egyptians also knew how to assemble planks of wood ... morewith treenails to fasten them together, using pitch for caulking the seams.
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$8.99 Shipping Condition: Brand New Location: Lummi Island, United States [Indianapolis News]. REVIEW: A massive book. He found objects made with flint, bones and horns, as well as colorants, fauna, and shells that allowed the ... morecave paintings' dating. Sanz de Sautola published a paper on his findings a year later.
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$39.89 Shipping Location: Miami, United States Ando Jubei (1876–1956) was a Japanese cloisonné artist from Nagoya. He exhibited at the Japan–British Exhibition of 1910. This vase was carefully crafted ... morewith modernist abstract patterns of stylized flowers made up by the difficult cloisonné technique.
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$12.50 Shipping Location: Firenze, Italy Manillas are a form of money, usually made of bronze or copper, which were used in West Africa. They were produced in large numbers in a wide range of ... moredesigns, sizes, and weights.
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$31.21 Shipping Location: BOURNEMOUTH, United Kingdom CHINESE SHAMAN'SSONG TOLI MIRROR. The above pictures are of old (ancient) shaman's coats. These coats are an essential part of a real shaman's ancient ... moretraditions. By wearing coats such as these the Shaman is actually wearing and is always reminded of his special magical universe.
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$6.49 Shipping Location: Lummi Island, United States The magnificent works of art of ancient Crete, Mycenae and the Cycladic Islands are awe-inspiring in their richness, variety and vitality. Frescoes, jewelry, ... moresculpture, gold funeral masks, ivories and countless other beautiful artifacts - all the significant works of art and architecture that are our legacy front those great Aegean civilizations of the third and second millennia BC - are described and illustrated in Dr. Higgins' distinguished and classic survey.
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$8.99 Shipping Location: Lummi Island, United States TRANSLATE Arabic Chinese French German Greek Indonesian Italian Hindi Japanese Korean Swedish Portuguese Russian Spanish A King's Book of Kings: The ... moreShah-Nameh of Shah Tahmasp by Stuart Cary Welch. DESCRIPTION: HUGE hardcover in dustjacket w/magnificent color plates(199 pages) Metropolitan Museum of Art(1972) Composed in the tenth century by the poet Firdowsi. The"Shah-nameb" or"Book of Kings" is Iran's central literary work, a historical epic peopled with monarchs. Monarchs some of inspiring goodness, others of unmatched wickedness. Also peopled with handsome paladins, beautiful maidens, malevolent witches, and treacherous demons. The particular manuscript of the"Shah-nameb" introduced here by Stuart Cary Welch, Curator of Indian and Islamic Painting at the Fogg Art Museum, Harvard University, is the most sumptuous one every produced. Containing scores of paintings where other sixteenth-century manuscripts contained perhaps a dozen. The Houghton"Shah-nameb" identified with the name of its owner, Arthur A. Houghton) is thought to have been commissioned about 1522 by Shah Isma'il, the founder of the Safavid Dynasty, as a present for his son, Prince Tahmasp. Court artisans and craftsmen continued their work on the 759 folios for the better part of two decades. As a consequence, the book offers a fascinating mixture of artistic styles. The extraordinary quality of the paintings was known even in Shah Tahmasp's time. One commentator wrote then of Sultan Muhammad's page representing"The Court of Gayumars" the boldest painters hung their heads in shame before it" While that superb image. Reproduced within the book in color and gold, is called by Stuart Welch"perhaps the greatest painting in Iranian art: others of the pages he has selected for color reproduction and special comment are clearly in the same area of merit. A number of these eight leaves. Along with others not produced in the book, were presented to The Metropolitan Museum of Ar
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$7.49 Shipping Condition: Brand New Location: Lummi Island, United States REVIEW : This book chronicles the beautiful exhibit of Scythian and Sarmatian treasures that traveled to New York and to L.A. in 1975. REVIEW : This beautiful ... morefull-color museum catalogue chronicles the beautiful exhibit of Scythian and Sarmatian treasures that traveled to New York and to L.A. in 1975.
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$5.99 Shipping Location: Lummi Island, United States The known history of Babylon, then, begins with its most famous king: Hammurabi (1792-1750 B.C.). I found myself unable to put this book down. However, ... moreI feel that the title is a bit misleading in that while it does cover the Babylonians it also covers a whole lot more.
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$6.49 Shipping Location: Lummi Island, United States Deccani Painting. Pahari Painting. Originally this encompassed a three-tiered society. The three tiers were: “Brahman” (priest), “Kshatriya” (warrior), ... moreand “Vaishya” (commoner). However the concept eventually expanded into four social tiers in order to absorb the subjugated people, “Shudra” (servant).
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Free Shipping Location: Scranton, United States Each hinge is made of solid, heavy, thick forged steel and plated with a thick layer of bronze. They have 2 halves, 5 knuckles, and ball-shaped finials ... moreon both ends. Each leaf or half is 3/16" thick and combined, both hinges weigh over 4 lbs!
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$8.99 Shipping Location: Lummi Island, United States REVIEW: First published in 1522 by Shah Isma'il, the founder of the Safavid dynasty, as a present to his son, Prince Tahmasp. Court artists continued ... moretheir work on the 759 folios for almost two decades.
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$10.99 Shipping Condition: Used Location: Lummi Island, United States Scythian Gold is a magnificent exploration of an intriguing ancient culture. 295 illustrations, 240 in full color. “Scythian Gold: Treasures from Ancient ... moreUkraine” by Ellen D. Reeder. Scythian Art.
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$4.99 Shipping Location: Lummi Island, United States The Dead Sea Scrolls and the Jewish Origins of Christianity by Carsten Peter Thiede. DESCRIPTION: Hardback with Dust Jacket: 256 pages. Publisher: Palgrave ... morefor St. Martin’s Press; 2001) Carsten Peter Thiede’s bestseller. Eyewitness to Jesus” written with journalist Matthew d’Ancona, established him as one of the leading figures on the history and texts of the first century. Now in this controversial new book, Thiede focuses on what are perhaps the most enigmatic ancient documents ever found; the Dead Sea Scrolls. Drawing upon his own pioneering methods in restoring the scrolls, Thiede reveals that the Essene Library represented by the scrolls demonstrates that the first Christians were essentially a Jewish movement, not a radically new and fundamentally different religion. This perspective clearly has major implications. It affects both how we view the scrolls and it changes how we consider the history of first-century Christianity. Unraveling the complete history of the scrolls since their discovery in 1947. Thiede places them in the context of what has previously been unknown about the Essene community at Qumram. His identification of scroll fragments from Mark’s Gospel and Paul’s first letter to Timothy indicates that such Jewish-Christian writings were written before the destruction of Jerusalem in 70 A.D. Moreover. It also suggests that the Essene community viewed the early Christians as fellow Jews, whose provocative ideas about the true Messiah they wanted to scrutinize. Eye-opening and stimulating, The Dead Sea Scrolls and the Jewish Origins of Christianity” reveals for the first time the fruits of much painstaking and original research. CONDITION: New. Never read. PLEASE SEE IMAGES BELOW FOR SAMPLE PAGES FROM INSIDE OF BOOK. PLEASE SEE PUBLISHER. PROFESSIONAL, AND READER REVIEWS BELOW. PUBLISHER REVIEW: REVIEW: Since their discoveries in 1947. The Dead Sea Scrolls have been a source of constant controversy. Scholars still argue over the meaning of the fragmentary texts; especially what they say ab
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$5.99 Shipping Condition: Unspecified Location: Lummi Island, United States This perspective clearly has major implications. It affects both how we view the scrolls and it changes how we consider the history of first-century Christianity. ... moreUnraveling the complete history of the scrolls since their discovery in 1947, Thiede places them in the context of what has previously been unknown about the Essene community at Qumram.
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Free Shipping Location: Nepal He is revered as the founder of the world religionof Buddhism. He taught for around 45 years and built a large following, both monastic and lay. The item ... moreis handcrafted in Nepal (Patan). The statue has been finely handcarved by master artisans the Shakyas, considered the best in the world.
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$7.49 Shipping Condition: Unspecified Location: Lummi Island, United States TRANSLATE Arabic Chinese French German Greek Indonesian Italian Hindi Japanese Korean Swedish Portuguese Russian Spanish Six and One-Half Carat 2.000 ... moreYear Old Hand-Carved Ancient Jade Amulet& Chain. CLASSIFICATION: Hand Cut Semi-Precious Jade Amulet. Hand-Drilled Suspension Hole(Bow Drill) ATTRIBUTION: Ancient China. Han Dynasty(206BC-220AD) SIZE/DIMENSIONS: Weight: 8.00 carats. Length: 21 millimeters. Width: 15 millimeters. Thickness: 4 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 jade pendant about 2.000 years old attributable to the Han Dynasty of ancient China, about 1st century B.C. What lapis lazuli, carnelian, and turquoise was to the cultures of the ancient Mediterranean and Mesopotamia, including the Greeks, Egyptians, Romans, Sumerians, and Babylonians; jade was to the ancient Chinese. It was the gemstone of gemstones, it’s name synonymous with“gold” in other languages. Good as gold” the golden age” such expressions would have used the word“yu” for jade, rather than the word gold. This pendant seems to have two“faces” to it. With the point(the narrow end) on the bottom it seems to be a stylized face. But with the point at the top, as it seemingly would have intended to be worn, it seems to depict two figures, back to back, sitting beneath a tree. It might be a reference to the male and female personification of“Yin and Yang” The symbolism of Yin-Yang, also known as“Tai-Chi” refers to the I-Ching concept of the cycles of life, the balance between them, sometimes equated with the cyclical relatio
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$49.94 Shipping Location: BOURNEMOUTH, United Kingdom CHINESE SHAMAN'STANG (HAN)TOLI MIRROR. We are unable to authenticate its exact age but this Toli is old and original. The above pictures are of old (ancient) ... moreshaman's coats. These coats are an essential part of a real shaman's ancient traditions.
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$18.10 Shipping Location: Chicago, United States The legendary Fu-Xi is said to have been the first to introduce the Chinese to catching and eating fish. The value of the fisherman, who provides the ... moreChinese with their major source of food along with rice is clear from Shao Yong's famous "Talks on Fisherman and Woodcutters" (c.1050).
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