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- Near Eastern Stamp Cylinders + Seals Demons Monsters Kings Gods Bactria Syria Ur - Bactria in the Bronze Age Holly Pittman. Pages: 80. Several civilizations flourished in the fertile area created as the Tigris and Euphrates rivers flow south out of Turkey. The area is commonly referred to as "the fertile crescent" by historians and archaeologists.
- The Inspired Dream Life As Art In Aboriginal Australia Exhibit 1988 World Expo - THE INSPIRED DREAM - LIFE AS ART IN ABORIGINAL AUSTRALIA exhibit catalogue presented by the Museums and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory for World Expo 1988. Beautiful works represented in full color throughout.
- THE MATERIAL CULTURE OF THE COOK ISLANDS (AITUTAKI) by TE RANGI HIROA BUCK 1927 - COOK ISLANDS (AITUTAKI) by Te Rangi Hiroa (P.H. Buck) and published by the Board of Maori Ethnological Research, New Zealand in 1927. Wear and staining to cloth covers and fading to spine. Wear and fraying to edges of cloth at spine.
- Tribal Art Magazine #60 Summer 2011 African Angola Dogon Yaka Mosaic Skull - 154 page magazine of the highest quality. SEE THE OTHER FINE TRIBAL ART BOOKS I HAVE LISTED.
- Dreamings The Art Of Aboriginal Australia Peter Sutton 1988 Hc Exhibition - DREAMINGS - THE ART OF ABORIGINAL AUSTRALIA by Peter Sutton and published by George Braziller in 1988 in conjunction with the international exhibit. Presents a comprehensive overview of Aboriginal art and aesthetics as they are integrated within a distinctive Aboriginal tradition.
- Sotheby's African, Asian & Oceanic Art Paris December 2005 Part 1 Dayak Korwar - Sotheby's African, Southeast Asian, and Oceanic Art, Paris, December 2005. No prices realized. SEE THE OTHER FINE TRIBAL ART AND ARMS BOOKS I HAVE LISTED.
- Tribal Art Magazine #38 Summer 2005 Costa Rican Gold Xingu Shamanism South Seas - 154 page magazine of the highest quality.
- Art And Land Aboriginal Sculptures Of The Lake Eyre Region Philip Jones 1986 - ART AND LAND - ABORIGINAL SCULPTURE OF THE LAKE EYRE REGION by Philip Jones and Peter Sutton. Published for the 1986 exhibition at the South Australian Museum. 144 page softcover with photos and illustrations throughout.
- Sothebys African, Oceanic And Pre-Columbian Art May 2006 Maori Fiji Ekoi Mayan - 232 lots of exceptional material. Hightlights include: Easter Islands club, Fijian cannibal fork, Tongan club with inlays, Ekoi headrest, Huari tunic, Costa Rican gold amulet, Teotihuacan mask, Mayan vase, and much more Excellent condition with NO prices realized.
- Treasures Of Peruvian Gold 1965 Exhibition Vicus Mochita Chimu Nasca Chincha - Fantastic array of gold pieces from all the cultural periods of Peru. Softcover with b&w and color photos. Light wear throughout. SEE THE OTHER FINE TRIBAL ART BOOKS I HAVE LISTED.
- Gold Before Columbus 2300 Years Of Goldsmith Art In Ancient America 1964 - 242 pieces, many photographed in b&w. 79 page softcover with light to moderate wear throughout. SEE THE OTHER FINE TRIBAL ART BOOKS I HAVE LISTED.
- Stuart Royal History Medieval England 1567-1714 AD Queen Anne London Great Fire - REVIEW : A vivid and accessible short history of House of Stuart. Stunningly illustrated with full-color and black and white photographs and reproductions of art, manuscripts, effigies, coats of arms, and bloodline diagrams.
- Stuart Royal History Medieval England 1567-1714 AD Queen Anne London Great Fire - REVIEW : A vivid and accessible short history of House of Stuart. Stunningly illustrated with full-color and black and white photographs and reproductions of art, manuscripts, effigies, coats of arms, and bloodline diagrams.
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- Gari-Gari, Sudan cultures, by Bernatzik, 1935 book, Between Nile and Congo - Hardcover, 144pp with b/w images. + 1 map - Text in German. By noted Austrian ethnologist and photographer Hugo Adolf Bernatzik, Beautiful photos and nice cover! MATERIAL / PROCESS: book.
- Form Colour Inspiration Oceanic Art From New Britain Tolai Baining Shields - Many of these stunning works were made to be used only once in a ritual context. This is the first publication to provide an extensive survey of the arts of New Britain, part of Papua New Guinea. The major focus is on the arts of the Baining, Sulka, Nakanai, who in connection with cult festivities and secret societies have produced an astonishing collection.
- African and Oceanian art 1967 book, Hans Nevermann / M. Trowell - Hardcover, 264pp with color and b/w images. - Text in German. By noted specialists Hans Nevermann and Margaret Trowell. Text in German. MATERIAL / PROCESS: book.
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- Athenian Agora Excavations Ancient Athens Greece City Center Artifacts 100’s Pix - John McKesson Camp was born in Hew York City in 1946. REVIEW: The Agora, the marketplace and civic center, was one of the most important parts of an ancient city of Athens. Here democracy took root under Solon, Kleisthenes, and Pericles.
- Pygmies And Papuas Art & Culture In New Guinea Dutch 1940 Voklenkunde Institute - 59 page hardcover booklet with illustrations throughout. DUTCH LANGUAGE. Light to moderate wear and soiling. Loss to spine. Protective mylar cover. SEE THE OTHER FINE TRIBAL ART BOOKS I HAVE LISTED.
- Children Of Tamus History Of The Sulka In Papua New Guinea 2015 Hamburg Museum - CHILDREN OF TAMUS - A HISTORY OF THE SULKA IN PAPUA NEW GUINEA told by John Sakle, translated and annotated by Antje Kelm. Published by the Museum für Völkerkunde Hamburg in 2015. ENGLISH AND GERMAN TEXT.
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- Native American Indian Art Magazine Summer 2005 Vol.30 No.3. Heard Museum Issue - Heard Museum Issue.
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- Native American Indian Art Magazine Winter 2003 Vol.29 No.1. Great Color Photos - 8.5”x11”, color illustrations. Minor soil, light wear.
- Native American Indian Art Magazine Summer 2003 Vol.28 No.3. Great Color Photos - 8.5”x11”, color illustrations. Minor soil, light wear.
- Native American Indian Art Magazine Autumn 2001 Vol.26 No.4. Great Color Photos - 8.5”x11”, color illustrations. Minor soil, light wear.
- Native American Indian Art Magazine Spring 1997 Vol.22 No.2. Great Color Photos - 8.5”x11”, color illustrations. Minor soil, light wear.
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- Native American Indian Art Magazine Summer 1997 Vol.22 No.3. Great Color Photos - 8.5”x11”, color illustrations. Minor soil, light wear.
- Native American Indian Art Magazine Winter 1995 Vol.21 No.1. Great Color Photos - 8.5”x11”, color illustrations. Minor soil, light wear.
- Native American Indian Art Magazine Summer 1994 Vol.19 No.3 Great Color Photos - 8.5”x11”, color illustrations. Minor soil, light wear.
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- Ancient Egypt Ramses Djoser Nefertiti Akhenaten Isis Time Life Great Ages of Man - The Sphinx: A Godly Beast Standing Guard. A Head of Djoser. Djoser’s Temple and Step Pyramid. The Loftiest Pyramid, Khufu and Khafre’s Gizeh. Massive Reminders of a Virile King: Ramses II “the Great”.
- Ancient Rings Jewels Engraved Gems Rome Greece Minoan Byzantine Medieval Lombard - The tone is set by the very first item in the catalog: a contemporary bust in the round of Queen Elizabeth as Hercules. Publisher: Philip Wilson Publishers (2016). Pages: 320. One of the world’s finest assemblages of rings and gemstones, the Guy Ladrière Collection in Paris is of major importance both to the collector and the art historian.
- Barbarian Tides Indo-European Celts Phoenicia Pirates Anatolia Israel 1500-600BC - The exact geographic spread of the ancient Celts is disputed. In particular, the ways in which the Iron Age inhabitants of Great Britain and Ireland should be regarded as Celts is historically controversial.
- Ancient Persis Fars Pars Empire History Achaemenid Sassanid Parthian Seleucid - Iran is a land of contradictions. Iran’s religious culture encompasses the most censorious and dogmatic Shi’a Muslim clerics in the world, and yet its poetry insistently dwells on the joys of life-wine, beauty, sex.
- Ancient Persis Sassanian Pars History Achaemenid Parthian Seleucid Empire Islam - Iran is a land of contradictions. Iran’s religious culture encompasses the most censorious and dogmatic Shi’a Muslim clerics in the world, and yet its poetry insistently dwells on the joys of life-wine, beauty, sex.
- Heinrich Harrer Museum 1993 catalogue - Softcover, 174pp with color and b/w image. - Museum catalogue of the Heinrich Harrer Museum in Huettenberg, text in German. Covers Harrers bio and his expeditions. Edited by ethnologist Barbara Plankensteiner.
- NEW Near Eastern Seals Mesopotamia Sumer Akkadia Persia Turkey Islam Illustrated - Several civilizations flourished in the fertile area created as the Tigris and Euphrates rivers flow south out of Turkey. The area is commonly referred to as "the fertile crescent" by historians and archaeologists.
- Tribal Art Magazine #64Summer 2012 Quetzalcoatl In Mexico Indonesian Textiles - 136 page magazine of the highest quality. Very good condition. SEE THE OTHER FINE TRIBAL ART BOOKS I HAVE LISTED.
- 7,000 Years Seals Indus Sumer Babylon Assyrian Roman Greek Crete Mycenea Persian - Barbara Helwig of Berlin's German Archaeological Institute suspects a radical shift in trade patterns precipitated the decline. The lagoons, marshes, and streams may have dried up, since even small shifts in rainfall canB.C.
- Sotheby's NY Fine American Indian Art Catalog ( 1995) - Good condition and includes sale price list.
- Kabbalah Ancient Egypt Hebrew Jewish Talmud Tarot Tree of Life Wisdom for Today - REVIEW: The original title, 'The Tree of Life', was my introduction to the Kabbalah. I have to say it has made an enormous influence on my life. I now believe I have a better than average understanding of Kabbalah.
- Ancient Roman Treasure Portland Vase Emperor Baal Priest Severus Alexander Urn - His grandmother, Julia Maesa, died shortly after his ascension. However Alexander's strict mother held considerable influence over the Emperor. : Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius Severus Alexander was born Gessius Bassianus Alexianus in 208 A.D. in Phoenicia, and was the son of Julia Mamaea and Gessius Marcianus.
- Blood Is Their Argument Warfare Among The Mae Enga Tribesman Of New Guinea 1977 - BLOOD IS THEIR ARGUMENT WARFARE AMONG THE MAE ENGA TRIBESMAN OF NEW GUINEA 1977. Multiple pages of highlighting
- Early Islam Mecca Medina Time Life Great Ages of Man Art Conquests Art Turkey - Muslims however believe that it was the original faith of others whom they regard as prophets, such as Jesus, David, Moses, Abraham, Noah and Adam. In 610 AD the Islamic Prophet Muhammad began receiving what Muslims consider to be divine revelations.
- The Maori And His Art 1966 New Zealand Art David Parker Jeremy Commons - THE MAORI AND HIS ART by David Parker and Jeremy Commons. Published by Whitcombe and Tombs Ltd., Australia in 1966. Color booklet filled with field photographs of contemporary Maori art. Nice condition with only very minor wear.
- Translation Sumerian Akkadian Assyrian Babylonian Phoenician Anunnaki Text Seals - He is a philosopher, a recluse mystic and a spiritual teacher and no longer gives interviews or makes public appearances. In addition, there are thousands of slabs, cylinder seals, tablets, and obelisks of ancient and/or vanished civilizations, which are hard to decipher.
- NEW Lovemaking Sexuality Roman Erotic Art Fresco Race Ethnicity Humor Cameos - Enjoyable and informative to general readers, “Looking at Lovemaking” also provides art historians, classicists, and cultural historians with a new model for using visual imagery to understand the processes of acculturation.
- The Savage Arts Of Africa And The South Sea Islands 20 Photo Plates Folder - THE SAVAGE ARTS OF AFRICA AND THE SOUTH SEA ISLANDS - TWENTY PLATES INDEXED No publisher or date. 20 large photography plates in folder with cover page and index to plates. There is one date stamp on check out card dated 1947.
- Christie's Important Tribal Art Mccarty-Cooper Collection 1992 Songye Kota Fang - Excellent condition with only minor wear to edges of dust jacket. SEE THE OTHER FINE TRIBAL ART BOOKS I HAVE LISTED.
- Sotheby's Important Tribal Art November 1991 Solomons Sepik Fang Reliquary - Sotheby's Important Tribal Art - New York, November 20, 1991. Very good condition with prices realized. SEE THE OTHER FINE TRIBAL ART AND ARMS BOOKS I HAVE LISTED.
- Historical U.S. Buildings,The University Prints Series, Cambridge, Mass., 20 Pri - THE UNIVERSITY PRINTS, CAMBRIDGE, MASS., 20 PRINTS OF HISTORIC U.S.& OTHER BUILDINGS/STRUCTURES, IN ORIGINAL ENVELOPE. BLACK & WHITE. SEATTLE TO BE EXACT. EVERYTHING THAT HAS PASSED THROUGH THE HANDS OF MANKIND, OR THE SOILS OF THIS PLANET, HAS ITS' OWN UNIQUE STORY, AND SOUL.
- The Tiwi Of North Australia Hart Pilling Goodale Cultural Anthropology 3Rd Ed - THE TIWI OF NORTH AUSTRALIA by Hart, Pilling, and Goodale and published by Holt, in 1988, 3rd edition. 180 page softcover with light to moderate wear throughout. SEE THE OTHER FINE TRIBAL ART BOOKS I HAVE LISTED.
- Tribal Oceania Oceanic Sotheby 3/24/10 antique Tribal Oceania Oceanic art - This is a book for the Sotheby's auction sale held in Paris on March 24, 2010 for Collection Rosenthal Art D'Oceanie, covering 37 lots in 56 pages. All lots illustrated in color. Excellent condition.
- Japanese NETSUKE Sotheby 6/9/04 antique netsuke 120x in color ivory wood + - This is the book for the Sotheby's auction sale L04752 held in London on June 9, 2004 for Japanese and Korean Works of Art covering 225 lots all illustrated in color. Items include: ceramics, a few katana swords, enamel, inro, okimono, bronzes, and then 120x lots of wood and ivory netsuke. Excellent condition. img12f8.jpg>img13f8.jpg>img14f8.
- African Tribal Oceanic Ociania Sotheby 6/8/07 Greub *** - This is a book for the Sotheby's Paris June 8, 2007 sale catalog #7006 for Art Africain et Oceanien - collection of Hanset Suzanne Greub. There are a total of 218 lots over 285 pages with all shown in color illustrations in this large size and thick book. This is a wonderfully illustrated catalog. Mostly carved wood figures, masks, shields and spears. Excellent condition. Prices realized reproduced below.
- Antiquities Egypt Greek Roman Sotheby 6/4/09 book: - This is a book for the Sotheby's auction sale held in New York on June 4, 2009 for Old Master Paintings, European Sculpture & Antiquities, covering 162 lots in 151 pages. Includes 72 lots of antiquities. All lots illustrated in color. Excellent condition.
- Egyptian, Classical & Western Antiquities Sotheby 6/5/13 - This is a book for the Sotheby's auction catalog sale held in New York on June 5, 2013 for Egyptian, Classical & Western Antiquities, covering 93 lots in 67 pages. All lots illustrated in color. Excellent condition. Here is a listing of the lots sold with the first number being the lot number, then the item description, and then the sale price at which it sold (in the currency of the location at which the sale was held): 1 An Egyptian Black Basalt Jar, Predynastic Period (Naqada II)/1st Dynasty, Circa 3500-2900 B.C. An Egyptian Black Basalt Jar Estimate 6,000 — 9,000 Lot Sold 8,750 USD ? 2 An Egyptian Black-Topped Redware Jar, Predynastic Period, Naqada II, 3600-3200 B.C.
- Tribal African & Oceania figures, shields, weapons Sotheby 6/18/13 - All lots illustrated in color. Excellent condition. 51 Fourneau de pipe en ivoire de cachalot, Îles Marquises, Polynésie Fourneau de pipe en ivoire de cachalot Estimate 18,000 — 25,000 EUR ?. 53 Massue courte, Maori, Nouvelle-Zélande Massue courte Estimate 5,000 — 7,000 Lot Sold 6,875 EUR ?.
- African Tribal & Oceanic Sotheby 6/16/10 antique - All lots illustrated in color. Excellent condition.
- ANTIQUITIES Roman Egyptian Greek Sotheby 6/11/10 - All lots illustrated in color. Excellent condition.
- Sotheby 5/16/08 Tribal African Oceanic Pre-Columbian - This is a book for the Sotheby's auction sale held in New York on May 16, 2008 for African, Oceanic and Pre Columbian Art, covering 195 lots in 285 pages. All lots illustrated in color. Excellent condition. Here is a listing of the lots sold with the first number being the lot number, then the item description, and then the sale price at which it sold (in the currency of the location at which the sale was held): 1 A CHAVIN FIGURAL STIRRUP-SPOUT VESSEL, TEMBLADERA, CA. 700-400 B.C. 4,375 2 A NARIÑO/CARCHI MASK CA. A.D. 1000-1500 5,625 3 A COSTA RICAN STONE METATE, GUANACASTE-NICOYA STYLE, LATE PERIOD IV, CA. A.D. 300-700 31,000 4 A FINE COCLÉ GOLD NECKLACE OF DOUBLE EFFIGY PENDANTS, PARITA, CA. A.D.
- African Tribal Oceanic Pre-Columbian Sotheby 5/15/09 - This is a book for the Sotheby's auction sale held in New York on May 15, 2009 for African Oceanic & Pre-Columbian Art, covering 95 lots in 119 pages. All lots illustrated in color. Excellent condition. This is Sotheby's new catalog size of 6.5 by 6.5 inches in size - has all the same informationn as the larger catalogs and just as many lots but with smaller text and smaller pictures. Here is a listing of the lots sold with the first number being the lot number, then the item description, and then the sale price at which it sold (in the currency of the location at which the sale was held): Sale N08552 | 15 May 09 Sale Total: 5,693,813 USD 101 A MEZCALA STONE FIGURE, TYPE M10, LATE PRECLASSIC, CA. 300-100 B.C.
- Tribal African Art masks Sotheby 5/13/11 Rubin coll. - This is a book for the Sotheby's auction catalog sale held in New York on May 13, 2011 for Thge Robert Rubin Collection of African Art, covering 50 lots in 77 pages. All lots illustrated in color. Excellent condition.
- Tribal African Oceanic Oceania Pre-Columbian art Sotheby 5/11/12 - All lots illustrated in color. Excellent condition. In addition, this sale features works from several distinguished collections including The Martin and Roberta Lerner Collection of African Miniature Sculpture, the Zafrira and Itzhak Shoher Collection, and the Susan and Jerry Vogel Collection of African Art.
- African Art - Tribal masks Sotheby 5/11/12 Masterpieces of - This is a book for the Sotheby's auction catalog sale held in New York on May 11, 2012 for Masterpieces of African Art from the Collection of the Late Werner Muensterberger, covering 8 lots in 52 pages. All lots illustrated in color. Excellent condition. Here is what Sotheby's had to say about its sale: " Born in Dortmund, Germany, Werner Muensterberger (1913-2011) started collecting African art as a teenager, inspired to do so by his godfather, the renowned collector Baron Eduard von der Heydt. Muensterberger held three PhDs, in psychiatry, anthropology, and art history, and specialized in psychoanalytic anthropology.
- Antiquities Greek Roman Egyptian Sotheby 12/8/10 - All lots illustrated in color. Excellent condition. any lots but with smaller text and smaller pictures.
- Antiquities Greek Roman Egyptian Sotheby 12/7/10 - This is a book for the Sotheby's auction catalog sale held in New York on December 7, 2010 for Antiquities from the Collection of the late Clarence Day, covering 38 lots in 79 pages. All lots illustrated in color. Excellent condition. Here is a listing of the lots sold with the first number being the lot number, then the item description, and then the sale price at which it sold (in the currency of the location at which the sale was held): Antiquities from the Collection of the Late Clarence Day Sale N08723 | 07 Dec 10 Sale Total: 36,769,250 USD 1 AN ATTIC BLACK-GLAZED SKYPHOS, CIRCA 475-425 B.C. 43,750 2 A GREEK BRONZE FIGURE OF A BOAR, CIRCA LATE 6TH CENTURY B.C.
- Antiquities Greek Roman Egyptian Sotheby 12/6/12 - This is a book for the Sotheby's auction catalog sale held in New York on December 6, 2012 for Antiquities including proerty from the collection of Earl of Elgin and Kincardine, and property from teh collection of Denys Sutton, covering 89 lots in 89 pages. All lots illustrated in color. Excellent condition. Here is what Sotheby's had to say about its sale: "The 6 December sale of Antiquities including property form the Collection of the Earl of Elgin and Kincardine, and Property from the Collection of Denys Sutton brought $13,443,376 well above the high estimate of $8,676,000. Many pieces saw competitive bidding, including the top lot, a marble portrait bust of Germanicus, Roman Imperial, Julio-Claudian, probably reign of Caligula or slightly later, circa AD 37-45 which achieved $8,146,500 (estimate $3,000,000 - $5,000,000.
- African Tribal Oceanic SE Asia Sotheby 12/4/08 - This is a book for the auction catalog for the Sotheby's auction held in Paris on December 4, 2008 for Art d"Afrique, d'Oceanie, d'Asie du Sud-Est , covering 187 lots in 255 pages. All lots illustrated in color. Excellent condition.
- African Tribal figures & Masks Sotheby 12/14/16 PF1638 from Comtesse DeWitt - Soft bound book. Great as an information and value guide reference book. All lots illustrated in color. Excellent condition. "Drawn from the very heart of African art, Viviane Jutheau, Comtesse de Witt's collection of African art masterly combined the archaism of the works with a highly modern sculptural style.
- African Tribal and Oceania figures masks Sotheby 12/14/16 PF1618 - Soft bound book. Great as an information and value guide reference book. All lots illustrated in color. Excellent condition. "This session was also a real consecration for Oceanic art. 23 POUPÉE KACHINA, HOPI, ARIZONA Estimate 8,000 — 12,000 Lot Sold 18,750 EUR?.
- Antiquities Greek Roman Byzantine Sotheby 12/10/09 - This is a book for the Sotheby's auction sale held in New York on December 10, 2009 for Antiquities, covering 106 lots in 65 pages. All lots illustrated in color. Excellent condition. Here is a listing of the lots sold with the first number being the lot number, then the item description, and then the sale price at which it sold (in the currency of the location at which the sale was held): Sale Total: 5,828,188 USD 1 AN EGYPTIAN BRONZE OPENWORK PLAQUE OF A NILE GOD, 26TH DYNASTY, 664-525 B.C. 6,250 3 AN EGYPTIAN WOOD APPLIQUE, PTOLEMAIC PERIOD, 304-30 B.C. 8,750 4 AN EGYPTIAN RED GRANITE HEAD OF A MAN OR GOD, 18TH DYNASTY, EARLY IN THE REIGN OF TUTHMOSIS III, CIRCA 1479-1450 B.C.
- Antiquities Egyptian Greek Roman Sotheby 12/10/08 - This is a book for the Sotheby's auction sale held in New York on December 10, 2008 for Antiquities , covering 124 lots in 129 pages. All lots illustrated in color. Excellent condition. Here is a listing of the lots sold with the first number being the lot number, then the item description, and then the sale price at which it sold (in the currency of the location at which the sale was held): 2 A BRIGHT BLUE FAIENCE USHABTI OF NESTANEBTISHERU, 21ST DYNASTY, 980-944 B.C. 7,500 4 A PALE BLUE FAIENCE USHABTI OF NESBANEBDJED, 30TH DYNASTY, 380-342 B.C. 12,500 5 A BLUE-GREEN FAIENCE USHABTI OF DJEHUTY-NAKHT, EARLY PTOLEMAIC PERIOD, 304-200 B.C.
- Tribal African Oceania Oceanic Sotheby 11/30/10 antique - All lots illustrated in color. Excellent condition.
- TRIBAL African Oceanic Sotheby 11/14/08 Rosenthal coll - This is a book for the Sotheby's auction sale held in New York on November 14, 2008 for The Collection of Frieda and Milton Rosenthal of African and Oceanic Art, covering 135 lots in 227 pages. All lots illustrated in color. This is an oversized book. Excellent condition.
- African Tribal Art Masks & Figures Sotheby 11/11/14 Myron Kunin collection - This is a book for the Sotheby's auction catalog sale held in New York on Nove,ber 11, 2014 forIn Pursuite of Beauty - the Myron Kunin Collection of African Art, covering 164 lots in 349 pages. Soft bound book. All lots illustrated in color. Excellent condition. This book is too big to ship internationally. Here's what Sotheby's had to say about its sale: "Our 11 November auction In Pursuit of Beauty: The Myron Kunin Collection of African Art surpassed the high estimate by more than 10 million USD and achieved a historic total of 41,617,500 USD, the highest ever in New York in this category. The Senufo Female Statue by the Master of Sikasso sold for 12,037,000 USD, shattering the previous world record price and making African sculpture one of the rare categories to sell in excess of an eight figure price.
- Tribal African figures, masks Sotheby 6/18/13 antique - All lots illustrated in color. Excellent condition. 1 Sifflet-pendentif en ivoire, Mbuun, République Démocratique du Congo Sifflet-pendentif en ivoire Estimate 7,000 — 10,000 Lot Sold 8,750 EUR ?. 2 Sifflet en ivoire, Mbuun, République Démocratique du Congo Sifflet en ivoire Estimate 20,000 — 30,000 Lot Sold 18,750 EUR ?.
- Tribal African Oceanic Oceania art Sotheby Catalog 12/3/09 - All lots illustrated in color. Excellent condition.
- Tribal OCEANIC ART Bonham's 2/11/12 - All lots illustrated in color. Excellent condition.
- RARE '57 Hardcover "When Egypt Ruled the (Middle) East" Amarna Hyksos Akhenaten - After their retreat, the native Theban kings found themselves trapped between the Canaanite Hyksos ruling the north and the Hyksos' Nubian allies, the Kushites, to the south of Egypt. After years of vassalage, Thebes gathered enough strength to challenge the Hyksos in a conflict that lasted more than 30 years, until 1555 B.C.
- RARE H/C 1stEd "When Egypt Ruled the (Middle) East" Hyksos Amarna Art Sculpture - After their retreat, the native Theban kings found themselves trapped between the Canaanite Hyksos ruling the north and the Hyksos' Nubian allies, the Kushites, to the south of Egypt. After years of vassalage, Thebes gathered enough strength to challenge the Hyksos in a conflict that lasted more than 30 years, until 1555 B.C.
- Ancient Etruscan Italy Greek Near East Gold Granulation Jewelry Fibulae Pectoral - With these techniques new decorative motifs also began to appear in Etruscan jewelry. Such decoration was applied, ever more exuberantly, to inherited forms, which had previously been worked in bronze, such as fibulae, hair spirals, pin-heads, beads, rings, bracelets, earrings, and large pectorals.
- 7,000 Years of Jewelry Ancient Celt Roman Egyptian Phoenician Etruscan Persian - More comprehensive than before, this reference remains the finest and most beautifully illustrated history of jewelry ever published. 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 were presented to guests to wear at banquets and other festivities.
- Bronze Age Europe Celt Etruscan Mycenaean Anatolian Minoan Greek Aegean Artifact - Tin and charcoal were imported into Cyprus, where locally mined copper was mined and alloyed with the tin from Britain. Britain’s Bronze Age cultures included the Beaker, Wessex, Deverl, and Rimbury.
- Israelites Time Life Emergence of Man Canaan Israel Babylonian Exile Philistines - In any event by 1185 BC the invasion of the Sea Peoples had been repelled by the ancient Egyptians. Deflected back northward, the “Sea Peoples” settled in Canaan, in the cities of Gaza, Gat, Gezer, Ashkelon, and Ashdod.
- Time Life Emergence of Man Metalsmith Bronze Age Britain Egypt LaTene Celt China - 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) to introduce the history of humankind, this would have to be it.
- Medieval Viking Ancient Norsemen Sagas Eddas Legends Myths Valkyrs Valhalla Odin - 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.
- Arthur Berger NEW GUINEA South Pacific 1940 book - Describes a trip through Southeast Asia to Oceania. AGE / period: 1940. PROCESS: book. CONDITION / Zustand / état: wear to the dust jacket o/w very good - exactly as seen on the scan. SIZE / Groesse / dim.: 23.8 x 17.2 cm.
- King Alfred Coin Viking Silver Hoard Anglo-Saxon British Watlington Wessex 870AD - This was to lead to the formation of a single united kingdom of England only a few years later. "King Alfred's Coins: The Watlington Viking Hoard" by John Naylor and Gareth Williams. Written to honor the newly discovered National Treasure that the Ashmolean hopes to acquire in the not too distant future.
- Ancient Egypt Pharaohs Dynastic Jewelry Rings Amulets Bangles Nubia Color Pix XL - "Jewels of the Pharaohs: Egyptian jewelry of the Dynastic Period" by Cyril Aldred. REVIEW : This is a very good sourcebook on dynastic Egyptian jewelry. The pieces used as illustrations cover dynastic Egypt; the quality of photography is superb.
- Shumei Ancient Art Near East Central Asia Egyptian Roman China Islamic Persian - They also practice johrei, a type of spiritual healing. She founded the organization to spread the teachings of Mokichi Okada. The head organization is currently based near Shigaraki, Shiga, Japan.
- Britiish Roman Baths Architecture Operation Excavation Fees Customs Slaves Ruins - They needed to be strongly built and to a large extent were constructed below contemporary ground level. The uses of most rooms on many Roman sites can only be guessed at, but baths are an exception.
- Gold Treasures Ancient Nomad Steppe Warriors Scythia Russia Ukraine Jewelry Art - Scythia and the Scythians. Scythia was a loose state that originated as early as 8th century BC. Little is known of them and their rulers. The year 339 BC was a culminating year for the Second Scythian Kingdom, and the beginning of its decline.
- Egypt Nubian Traditional Jewelry Earrings Pendants Anklets Bangles Gold Silver - 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 were presented to guests to wear at banquets and other festivities.
- Lucy Beginnings of Humankind Archaeology Anthropology Australopithecus afarensis - These would include Paranthropus ('robust australopithecines') or Australopithecus ('gracile australopiths’). Australopithecus is a genus of hominins that existed in Africa from around 4.2 to 1.9 million years ago.
- Ancient Egypt Artifacts Statues Masks Jewelry Cosmetics Toys Coins Papyri Pots - Educated at Eton College and Sandhurst, Major William Joseph Myers (1858-99) started collecting in Egypt in the 1880s. "Sacred and Profane" celebrates this extraordinary bequest discussing statuettes of mortals and gods, mummy masks, jewelry, pottery and papyri in a thematic way alongside Roman and Byzantine coins from the rich Barber Institute of Fine Arts collections.
- Art Ancient Near East Anatolia Persia Mesopotamia Syria Levant Daily Life Deity - The book will be distributed by the University of Washington Press, Seattle and London. It was powerful enough to bring down the commanding Babylonians and their strict ways of life. Its capital was located at Hattusas, in northern Anatolia.
- Oxus Gold Treasure Ancient Tajikistan Uzbekistan Achaemenid Persia Coins Jewelry - With them was a rich and impressive collection of gold and silver objects dating back to the fifth and fourth centuries BC. From the banks of the River Oxus, the entire hoard was, in due course, bequeathed to the British Museum.
- Vale of York Anglo-Saxon Viking Treasure Hoard Scandinavia Russian Jewelry Coins - 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 buried in the late 920s in the reign of the West Saxon king Athelstan, in what is now North Yorkshire.
- Roman Dress Accessories Jewelry Rings Earrings Brooch Pin Belt Fibulae Workshops - As with many societies, ancient Roman accessorizing varied along boundaries of gender and age, in addition to social standing. One choker-style necklace, two bracelets, and multiple rings would be worn at once.
- European Ceramics 1500-1830 Majolica Delftware Rococo Wedgwood Staffordshire NEW - The Spread of Tin-Glazed Earthenware: Italian Maiolica. 'Court Styles' of the Renaissance: Urbino Maiolica, Saint-Porchaire and Palissy Ware. There are many excellent quality color reproductions of superior standard examples of various styles of ceramics.
- European Ceramics Victoria Albert Museum Medieval Renaissance Victorian British - The Empire period and the Great Exhibition are shown to be a great stimulus to ceramic production, while the 20th century is characterized by the separation of the designer, manufacturer and artist, reflected in the modernism of the Bauhaus style and the influence of Art Deco.
- Ancient Egypt Amulets Symbolism Amun Horus Sekhmet Osiris Maat Thoth Bes Djed - Layers of ancient ash in the pits are evidence of continuous use over many years. Small clay balls were also discovered and it is thought that they may have been used as the surface on which faience beads were fired in the kilns.
- Time Life Great Ages of Man Early Japan Shogun Samurai Ancient Medieval Tombs - CHAPTER THREE : Rise of the Samurai. [Picture Essay: The Way of the Warrior. A Man of War: The Armor-Clad Samurai. An Exquisite Brocade.Multiu-Colored Stitching of a Braided Silk Armor Cord. A Life-Long Condition of Battle Readiness. ].
- England Last Knight Middle Ages Plantagenet John of Gaunt Chaucer Sceptred Isle - Readers will have to decide for themselves whether to mourn for Gaunt's world or not. Gaunt's adventures represent the culture and mores of the Middle Ages as few others' do, and his death is portrayed by Cantor as the end of that fascinating period.
- Last Knight Medieval England Plantagenet John of Gaunt Sceptred Isle 100yrs War - Readers will have to decide for themselves whether to mourn for Gaunt's world or not. Gaunt's adventures represent the culture and mores of the Middle Ages as few others' do, and his death is portrayed by Cantor as the end of that fascinating period.
- Ancient Rome Herculaneum Pompeii Vesuvius Buried Intact Treasure Papyri 79AD Pix - Author Joseph Deiss reveals the story of the fatal eruption of Vesuvius from many different perspectives: from the letters of Pliny the Younger, from the studies of volcanologists, and from the amazing array of evidence uncovered by successive generations of archeologists.
- Ancient Egypt "Search for Nefertiti" Tut's Mom Ahkenaten’s Wife Sun God Heresy - But pieces of Nefertiti's life remained missing. The world had seen what she looked like, but few knew about her place in history. Virtually nothing is recorded about Nefertiti's early years. What is known about her life starts with her rise to power, her breaking through the sex barrier to rule as a virtual co-Pharaoh alongside her husband, Akhenaten.
- Buried People Ancient Pre-Roman Italian Etruscan Life Digs Art Gods 80 pix RARE - The Etruscan mystery has never been more sympathetically evoked, nor more nearly unraveled. Etruria and Etruscan Civilization : The Etruscan civilization flourished in central Italy between the 8th and 3rd century BC.
- Prehistoric Europe 700,000BC Stone Age Early Greece Anatolia Neolithic Megaliths - There are two large pillars in the center of each complex which are encircled by slightly smaller stones facing inward. Archaeologists believe that these pillars could have once supported roofs. The number suggests that another 16 complexes once existed at Göbekli Tepe.
- Ancient Thrace Varna Roman Greek Treasures Jewelry Sculpture Swords Yugoslavia - 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. Before 3000 B.C. the precocious Thracian smiths were working in gold, probably panned from the local rivers.
- Ancient Amarna Egypt History Akhenaten Jewelry Sculpture Clothes Daily Home Life - During the 14th century BC, Armana was founded by Akhenaten to promote his new religion and for 12 years was the capital of the world's greatest empire. Pharaoh Akhenaten founded the city of Amarna 3,500 years ago.
- “Secret of the Hittites” Indo-European Asia Minor Egypt Battle of Kadesh Babylon - The truth about Kadesh as one of the few battles that truly shaped world history is now known to us. This is a story mainly about archeology and those who brought the Hittites alive once more. This book should be understood as such - a blend of history of both Hittites and the scholars who struggled to find them again.
- Medieval France Ami and Amile Accounts of Life of Women + Knights of Charlemagne - This translation will reveal Ami and Amile as a major work of the French Middle Ages. The work will foster lively literary and philosophical discussion. Ami and Amile is of interest to a wide range of readers, including students of history, comparative literature, and gender studies.
- France Middle Ages Life as Knights for Charlemagne First Hand Story Ami + Amile - This translation will reveal Ami and Amile as a major work of the French Middle Ages. The work will foster lively literary and philosophical discussion. Ami and Amile is of interest to a wide range of readers, including students of history, comparative literature, and gender studies.
- Ancient Celtic Life Myth Art Symbols Jewelry Weapon Warrior Druid Magic Religion - 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 at its peak, yet our knowledge of them is limited to secondhand accounts, a few written records, and beautiful artifacts scattered from Turkey to Ireland.
- 3,000 Years Ancient Egypt Art Sculpture Tomb Paintings Coffins Sarcophagi 250pix - Overall, the holdings reflect the aesthetic values, history, religious beliefs, and daily life of the ancient Egyptians over the entire course of their great civilization. Why did they invest such vast wealth and effort in its production?.
- Ancient Celt Barbarians Life Art Jewelry Weapons Warriors Druids Human Sacrifice - However by the 6th century the Continental Celtic languages were no longer in wide use. The exact geographic spread of the ancient Celts is disputed. In particular, the ways in which the Iron Age inhabitants of Great Britain and Ireland should be regarded as Celts is historically controversial.
- HUGE Ancient Celts Art Jewelry Weapons Symbols Warriors Culture Religion Beltame - 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 at its peak, yet our knowledge of them is limited to secondhand accounts, a few written records, and beautiful artifacts scattered from Turkey to Ireland.
- Amarna Royal Ancient Egyptian Women Art Sculpture Akhenaten Nefertiti Daughters - Akhenaten, his wife Nefertiti, and their six daughters are seen in emotional interdependence even as they participate in cult rituals. This period is especially interesting because many well-preserved pieces exist, including portraits of Queen Nefertiti and her six daughters.
- Ancient Egypt Secret Wisdom God Mormon Rosicrucian Gnostic Freemason Roots Thoth - This concept is defined as "the study of an imaginary Egypt viewed as the profound source of all esoteric lore. [Terence DuQuesne, Discussions in Egyptology]. Hornung sees the literary traditions of the Rosicrucians as borrowing heavily from the general popularity of esoteric Egyptian motifs then in circulation.
- Oxford History Medieval Renaissance Europe Viking Celt Popes Knights Life Plague - Authoritative and eminently readable, this book will entertain as much as it will educate. Full coverage is given to all aspects of life in a thousand-year period which saw the creation of western civilization: from the empires and kingdoms of Charlemagne, the Byzantines, and the Hundred Years War, to the ideals of the crusades, the building of great cathedrals and the social catastrophe of the Black Death; the cultural worlds of chivalric knights, popular festivals, and new art forms.
- Ancient Warfare Persian Greek Mycenaean Spartan Troy Rome Julius Caesar Carthage - With a center section of superb black and white illustrations. It is easy to imagine yourself as one of these soldiers and what it must have been like to go into battle as a Greek Hoplite or as a Roman Legionnaire.
- Ancient Greece Cyclades Islands Early Cycladic Sculpture Thera Melos Kea 2500BC - This book is a concise introduction to the field. “Early Cycladic Sculpture: An Introduction” Pat Getz-Preziosi. Major Collections of Early Cycladic Sculpture. One of the problems with Cycladic art is that it is very much a victim of its own success.
- 500 Custom Designer Art Bracelets Gold Silver Gems Beaded Contemporary Jewelry - Publisher: Lark Books (2005). Pages: 408. This entry in the “500” series features the most gorgeous bracelets you've ever seen. Lovingly crafted by renowned art jewelers from around the world, these one-of-a-kind pieces display technical excellence, diverse forming techniques, and unceasing beauty.
- Ancient Greece Prehistoric Classical Hellenistic Minoan Crete Mycenaea Anatolia - The Minoan Civilization was thriving, as the Cycladic Civilization seems to have been, long before the accepted modern dates which mark its existence and probably earlier than 6000 B.C. A highly readable account of ancient Greece, particularly useful as an introductory or review text for the student or the general reader.
- Ancient Roman 12 Caesars Julius Augustus Claudius Tiberius Caligula Nero Galba - Even the word "imperator" was ambiguous. How does Nero reward her?. He lets her go out on a faulty boat to drown. What are sons for?. Why any body wanted to be one is puzzling as no doubt they all knew the history so well.
- Wine of Ancient Rome Archeology Literature Banquets Taverns Shipwreck Dionysus - (Conditum had herbs and spices such as pepper added as well.). Varro relates the story of an impoverished host serving mulsum to his guests, even though he economized by not drinking it, himself. But mulsum was not always inexpensive or inferior.
- Ancient Egyptian Papyrus Ptahhotep Teachings Wisdom World‘s Oldest Book 2400BC - The Teachings of Ptahhotep: The Oldest Book in the World by Asa G. Hilliard III, Larry Williams (Editor), and Nia Damali (Editors). Publisher: Blackwood Press (2012). Pages: 53. An ancient literary work attributed to Ptahhotep, a vizier under King Isesi of the Egyptian Fifth Dynasty (ca. 2414-2375 BC).
- Ancient Hellenic Greek Egyptian Gold Jewelry Diadems Rings Earrings Cleopatra - The author demonstrates how the symbolism of dynastic power plays a central role in the interpretation of each object and in understanding the assemblage as a whole. The pectoral is gold inlaid with lapis lazuli, carnelian, 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.
- Greek Roman Hellenic Etruscan Jewelry Earrings Bangles Rings Fibulae 68 ColorPix - The pectoral is gold inlaid with lapis lazuli, carnelian, 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.
- Stone Age Lost Civilization Neolithic Paleolithic Surgery Medicine Cave Art Tech - REVIEW: A powerful tract on behalf of prehistoric culture, intended to show the importance and relatively advanced nature of Stone Age civilization. Here he sets about to rectify things. And he argues, too, that prehistoric beings pioneered both visual art and science.
- Stone Age Lost Civilizations Cultures Neolithic Paleolithic Cave Art Astronomy - REVIEW: A powerful tract on behalf of prehistoric culture, intended to show the importance and relatively advanced nature of Stone Age civilization. Here he sets about to rectify things. And he argues, too, that prehistoric beings pioneered both visual art and science.
- Ancient Egypt Alexandria Pharos Serapion Library Museum Ptolemy Caesar Cleopatra - 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 was considered one of the seven wonders of the ancient world.
- 16thC Renaissance Italy Art Michelangelo Sistine Chapel Pope Julius Royal Court - King explains the craft of frescoing with involving details. For example, fresco dries quickly, so the artist could work only in small sections. REVIEW: Fascinating! The book is knowing yet accessible from start to finish.
- Time Life Great Ages Man Cradle Civilization Mesopotamia Ur Sumer Byblos Akkad - CHAPTER TWO: Man’s First Cities. Field Patterns in Nippur. INTRODUCTION: An Atlas: The Sites and Cities of the Cradle of Civilization. However even very efficient rulers such as Sargon of Akkad who reigned from 2334 to 2279 BC encountered difficulties.
- 34 Beautiful Villages Normandy France Manche Calvados Orne Eure Seine-Maritime - Claudo Monet created his famous garden in the village of Giverny in the valley of the Seine. And no survey of the beautiful villages of Normandy would be complete without coastal Etretat, surrounded by towering cliffs and associated with Monet, de Maupassant and Courbet.
- Athens Greece Amasis Painter Attic Black Figure Vases Amphorae Cups 362pix 600BC - REVIEW : In the sixth century B.C. Greek artists made great strides toward a better understanding of the human body and its more accurate representation, both in sculpture and in painting. The high quality of Attic clay, the perfection of the glaze, and the genius of the potters and painters all contributed.
- Ancient Egyptian Splendor Home Furnishing Clothes Food Recreation Work Afterlife - The Nile valley empire was as large as it had been since the New Kingdom. With the pharaohs' having secured military and political security and vast agricultural and mineral wealth, the nation's population, arts, and religion flourished.
- Roman Greek Egypt Glass Papyri Industry FirstHand Account Village-City Life Work - "Graeco-Roman Egypt" (Shire Egyptology) by Simon P. Ellis. Publisher : Shire Publications (2008). CONDITION : NEW. New oversized softcover. Shire Publications (2008) 56 pages. Unblemished, unmarked, pristine in every respect.
- Ancient Egyptian Mummies Art Method Secrets Mystery Myths Rituals CAT Scans Xray - Eternal life was only possible, though, if one's body remained intact. Parts of the Soul. The soul was thought to consist of nine separate parts: 1. The Khat was the physical body; 2. The Ka one’s double-form (astral self); 3.
- Egyptian Mummies Ancient Art Methods Secrets Mysteries Myth Ritual CAT Scan Xray - Eternal life was only possible, though, if one's body remained intact. Parts of the Soul. The soul was thought to consist of nine separate parts: 1. The Khat was the physical body; 2. The Ka one’s double-form (astral self); 3.
- Franks Casket 800AD Anglo-Saxon Germanic Danish Viking British Pagan Christian - The whalebone box known as the Franks Casket has intrigued and puzzled viewers since its rediscovery in the nineteenth century. The lively scenes depicted are drawn from a variety of sources, including Germanic and Roman legends and Jewish and Christian stories.
- “S.ex or Symbol” Erotic Art Images Ancient Greek + Roman Evil Eye Beasts Phallus - (She is co-author of “The Thetford Treasure”. Contents (Chapter Headings): 1) Collectors and Prudes. 2) Fertility and Religion. 3) The Phallus and the Evil Eye. 4) Dionysus and Drama. 7) Conclusions.
- Ancient Egypt Popular Stories Folklore Daily Life Khufu Magicians Wizards Sailor - 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 with treenails to fasten them together, using pitch for caulking the seams.
- Ancient Egypt Popular Stories Folklore Magician Wizard Daily Life Work Soldiers - REVIEW: This anthology of ancient Egyptian tales, features stories which are considered to be the oldest in the world. The tales shed light on the origins of literature in general and folklore in particular, and illuminate the intersection of oral and literary traditions.
- Ancient Egypt Popular Stories Folklore Daily Life Love Wizards Syria Joppa Khufu - 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 with treenails to fasten them together, using pitch for caulking the seams.
- Ancient World Jewelry Archaeology Egypt Greek Roman Hellenic Persian Celt Viking - The pectoral is gold inlaid with lapis lazuli, carnelian, 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.
- Medieval Viking Norsemen Ancient Sagas Eddas Legends Myths Valhalla Valkyrs Odin - 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.
- Light of Amarna Nefertiti 100 Years Discoveries Artifacts Jewelry Aten Faience - Exhibition and catalogue focus on the artifacts in the Berlin Museum which have never been shown before and describe the age of Amarna in its culture-historical context. All facets of this era are explained.
- Sagas Eddas Ancient Medieval Viking Norsemen Legends Myths Valkyrs Valhalla Thor - 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.
- Ancient Viking Medieval Norsemen Sagas Eddas Legends Myths Thor Loki Frigga Odin - Includes 64 illustrations reproduced from classic paintings depict the deeds and heroes of the North. With the exception of her education, for which she went to Paris, France, she lived most of her adult life in New Jersey, where she died in 1929.
- Viking Ancient Military Tactics Weaponry Battles Norse Scandinavian Settlements - This comprehensive history includes a clear and fascinating introduction to the Norse gods and Viking concepts of the afterlife. Included are examinations of: Norse gods, mythology, and belief in an afterlife.
- Roman Britain “Beau Street” Hoard 17500 Silver Coin 32BC-274AD Bath Aquae Sulis - 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 through 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.
- Ancient Viking Medieval Norsemen Sagas Eddas Legends Myths Valkyrs Valhalla Odin - 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.
- Ancient Russian Urals Steppes Golden Treasure Scythian Sarmatian Altai Hermitage - REVIEW : This book chronicles the beautiful exhibit of Scythian and Sarmatian treasures that travelled to New York and to L.A. in 1975. REVIEW : This beautiful full-color museum catalogue chronicles the beautiful exhibit of Scythian and Sarmatian treasures that traveled to New York and to L.A. in 1975.
- DOROTHEUM February 2020, Tribal Art auction catalogue - Softcover, c. 178pp, text in English. - 207 lots from around the globe, many from Africa, Southeast Asia and the Pacific. Year of publication: 2020. material / process: book, catalogue.
- DOROTHEUM June 2016, Tribal Art auction catalogue - Year of publication: 2016. material / process: book, catalogue. Softcover, c. 176pp, text in German. - 207 lots from around the globe, many from Africa, Southeast Asia and the Pacific. condition: very good - exactly as seen on illustrations.
- Byzantium Constantinople TimeLife Great Ages of Man Medieval Rome Crusades Islam - CHAPTER THREE: Chronicle of an Empire. Soldierly Saint George: Patron of Armies. The Conquests of Justinian: Vandals, Ostrogoths, Visigoths. Picture Essay: Basil the Magnificent (A Portrait as Emperor: Basil Sits on his Throne Dispensing a Stern Justice. ).
- Tarot of the Celtic Heart Ancient Magick Astrology Mythology Love Wisdom Friends - However by the 6th century the Continental Celtic languages were no longer in wide use. This book uses the artwork of the Celtic Tarot, but it can also be used equally effectively alongside any other Tarot deck.
- Ancient Egypt Mummies Funerary Archaeology Religion Amulets Gods Rituals Coffins - 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 read before delving into the macabre world of ancient Egypt.
- Ancient Egypt Mummies Funerary Archaeology Tombs Sarcophagi Amulets Gods Rituals - 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 read before delving into the macabre world of ancient Egypt.
- Ancient Egyptian Funerary Archaeology Mummies Amulets Gods Rituals Tombs Coffins - 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 read before delving into the macabre world of ancient Egypt.
- Ancient Egypt Shabtis History Production Types Ushabti Amulet Afterlife Servants - Egyptian Shabtis by Harry M. Stewart. REVIEW: Includes bibliographical references (p. 59-60) and index. The author explains their manufacture in wood, stone, Egyptian faience and other materials; he also traces their evolution from the Middle Kingdom to the Ptolemaic Period.
- Ancient Roman Erotic Art S.ex Eros in Pompeii Vesuvius Naples Museum Secret Room - The wall painting, statues, mosaics, and household objects that are contained in this collection provide a fascinating insight into the life of the average Pompeian, his religion, and his basic philosophy.
- “S.ex or Symbol” Ancient Roman Greek Erotic Art Images Beasts Phallus Evil Eye - (She is co-author of “The Thetford Treasure”. Contents (Chapter Headings): 1) Collectors and Prudes. 2) Fertility and Religion. 3) The Phallus and the Evil Eye. 4) Dionysus and Drama. 7) Conclusions.
- King’s Book of Kings Shah-Nameh of Shah Tahmasp Iran Persian Art NY Metropolitan - 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 their work on the 759 folios for almost two decades.
- Greek Etruscan Hellenic Persian Finger Rings Engraved Gemstones Jewelry Oxford - Publisher: Oxford University Press (1978). Pages: 134. The Oxford University collection of Greek, Etruscan and Roman gems and rings is one of the most representative in the world. REVIEW : Oxford University's collection of Greek, Etruscan and Roman gems and rings, in the Ashmolean Museum, is one of the most representative in the world.
- Decameron Black Death Plague 14thC Medieval 1st Hand Account Modern Library 1955 - Chaucer, Shakespeare, Keatts, and many other literary immortals found in these Florentine stories a never-failing inspiration and a veritable source book for plot material. It is interesting and easy to read.
- Ancient Rings Jewelry 200-1900AD Roman Baroque Gothic Renaissance Jewish Wedding - As the only type of jewelry worn continuously through the ages, finger rings have held many ceremonial facets and functions throughout history. They include a significant grouping of precious diamond-set rings.
- Roman Religion Gods Spirits Mithra Eastern Mystics Druid Burial Rites Sacrifices - Also explored are: important places and buildings; superstition and magic; priesthoods; sacrifices; deification of emperors; temples, altars, and cult objects; and burial rites. Publisher: Facts On File, Inc. (1996) 288 pages.
- Early Anglo-Saxon Coins Viking British Anglia Wessex Kent Northumbria Mercia NEW - Coins are among the most important sources of information for the Anglo-Saxon period. Written by one of the foremost experts on Anglo-Saxon coins, this book provides an overview of Anglo-Saxon coins in their historical context, drawing on recent finds as well as famous treasures to provide an authoritative account of current interpretations.
- Greenland Mummies Buried Alive 500 Yrs Ago Inuit Norse Viking 250pix Smithsonian - Ancient Inuit : The Inuit are a group of culturally similar indigenous peoples inhabiting the Arctic regions of Greenland, Canada and Alaska. The Inuit languages are part of the Eskimo–Aleut family.
- 1347-1666AD Return of the Black Death Europe Virus Africa Asia Origin AIDS Ebola - Authors Susan Scott and Christopher Duncan uncover the tragic and movingly human stories behind the records. Unsung heroes, bereaved parents, parted lovers, and those who exploited the suffering of others for their own greed.
- Roman Britainnia Province Lost Emperor Carausius Coins AD286 Frome Hoard RareOOP - 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. One 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.
- Medieval Europe Bubonic Plague Black Death 1347-1351 AD 30-50% Population Dies - The plague was carried and spread by parasitic fleas on rodents, notably the brown rat. There are three types of plague, and all three were likely present in the Black Death pandemic. Bubonic plague was the most common during the 14th-century outbreak.
- Gold Treasure Thracian Horsemen Ancient Thrace Bulgaria Scythia Jewelry Rhyton - 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 witnesses to man’s endless quest for beauty and harmony.
- Early MesoAmerica Society Religion Work Gender Roles Mexico Guatemala 3500-500BC - Its importance cannot be underestimated. Appointed to the Yucatan following the Spanish conquest of the north, Landa arrived in 1549 A.D. and instantly set himself to the task of routing out heathenism from among the Mayan converts to Christianity.
- Masterpieces of Ancient Jewelry Byzantium Levant Mesopotamia Persia Islamic Arab - REVIEW : There are surprisingly few books on jewelry in the ancient world that don't specialize in a specific culture. Each section of the book has included an interview with a person who is a specialist in the area being discussed.
- Finger Rings Jewelry History Ancient to Present 290 Pix Roman Medieval Byzantine - 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 were presented to guests to wear at banquets and other festivities.
- Ancient Finger Rings Etruscan Egyptian Sassanian Roman Greek Medieval Byzantine - REVIEW : Finger rings call upon the arts of the goldsmith. Engraver, and jeweler. Etruscan Scarabs and Rings. So does the gem refer to the Roman armies avenging a past defeat?. The burial chamber of an Etruscan lady, near Vulci, opened over a century ago, yielded a rich parure.
- Ancient Celtic Chronicles Artifacts Relics Art Landscapes Ireland Wales Brittany - The Celtic world, as it existing in three separate countries with a common spirit and tradition; Ireland, Wales, and Brittany, is brilliantly revealed in these exciting epic chronicles with 120 evocative photographs of artifacts, manuscripts, and landscapes that bring the Celtic world to life as never before.
- Ancient Celtic Chronicles Ireland Wales Brittany Warriors Classic Sagas Relics - The Celtic world, as it existing in three separate countries with a common spirit and tradition; Ireland, Wales, and Brittany, is brilliantly revealed in these exciting epic chronicles with 120 evocative photographs of artifacts, manuscripts, and landscapes that bring the Celtic world to life as never before.
- NEW Scythian Jewelry Gold Treasures Nomad Steppe Warriors Ancient Russia Ukraine - Scythian Gold is a magnificent exploration of an intriguing ancient culture. 295 illustrations, 240 in full color. “Scythian Gold: Treasures from Ancient Ukraine” by Ellen D. Reeder. Scythian Art.
- Ancient India Miniature Painting Manuscripts Mughal Rajasthan Deccan Pahari Sikh - Pahari Painting. Originally this encompassed a three-tiered society. The three tiers were: “Brahman” (priest), “Kshatriya” (warrior), and “Vaishya” (commoner). However the concept eventually expanded into four social tiers in order to absorb the subjugated people, “Shudra” (servant).
- Indian Miniatures 900-1700 A.D. Mughal Rajput Sikh Jain Pahari Rajasthan Basholi - 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 are the Jain paintings, Rajasthani, Mughal, and the Pahari schools.
- Babylon Mesopotamia Goddess Ishtar Lilitu Biblical Lilith 1800BC Shrine Plaque - This large Old Babylonian plaque, found in southern Iraq, was made between 1800 and 1750 B.C. It is made of baked straw-tempered clay, modeled in high relief, and probably stood in a shrine. Her long multi-colored wings hang downwards, indicating that she is a goddess of the Underworld.
- Ancient America Aztec Maya Inca Toltec Olmec Zapotec Nazca Mohica Great Ages Man - Picture Essay: A Group Portrait. Sculpture: A Maya Priest with an Exaggerated Aristocratic Nose; A Maya Aristocrat Wearing a Long Brechclout, Doughnut-Shaped Earrings, in an Extravagant Pose. The Versatile Technicians of Peru: Mohica and Nazca.
- ODYSSEY Homer Troy Mycenaea Aegean Ancient Greece Odysseus Cyclops Circe Scylla - 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 novel. This novel is great because it gives us a look at what ancient Greece was like.
- Homer ODYSSEY Odysseus Ancient Greece Troy Mycenaea Aegean Circe Scylla Cyclops - 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 novel. This novel is great because it gives us a look at what ancient Greece was like.
- Intaglio Gems Finger Rings Greek Bronze Age Classical Crete Mycenae Roman Persia - CHAPTER TWO: MINOANS AND MYCENAEANS. Introduction; Early Greece; Pre-Palatial Greece; Crete: the Early Palaces; Crete: the Late Palaces; Mycenaean Knossos; Mycenaean Greece; the End of the Bronze Age; Seal Use and Production; Aegean Seals and the Outside World.
- Ancient Rome Twelve Caesars Julius Caesar Augustus Nero Caligula Claudius Antony - Even the word "imperator" was ambiguous. How does Nero reward her?. He lets her go out on a faulty boat to drown. What are sons for?. Why any body wanted to be one is puzzling as no doubt they all knew the history so well.
- “Secret of the Hittites” Asia Minor Indo-European Babylon Egypt Battle of Kadesh - The truth about Kadesh as one of the few battles that truly shaped world history is now known to us. This is a story mainly about archeology and those who brought the Hittites alive once more. This book should be understood as such - a blend of history of both Hittites and the scholars who struggled to find them again.
- Anglo-Saxon Treasure Jewelry Helmets Sword Scabbards Crosses Staffordshire Hoard - Thus began the discovery of the largest hoard of Anglo-Saxon treasure ever found. Complete with new photography of the cleaned and conserved objects, showing off the stunning and intricate decoration, this book provides a fascinating account of the history and the discovery of this remarkable hoard.
- Seals Finger Rings Engraved Gems Amulets Sassanian Bactrian Akkadian Greek Roman - Together they illustrate the long history of the practice from about 3000 BC to the 19th century AD. She includes black-and-white photographs of all of them and color photographs of 20 [Book News]. A few famous examples of ancient Greek jewelry, such as an earring in the form of a siren, is a charming example of Greek jeweler's modeling.
- Tyrannosaurus Sue $8 Million Largest Ever T Rex Cheyenne Commercial Fossil Hunts - REVIEW: Everyone seems to love dinosaurs, and almost everyone loves to watch big public fights, especially when they involve piles of money, the FBI and jail. In 1990, the diligent, scrappy South Dakota fossil-hunters Sue Hendrickson and Peter Larson dug up an exceptional T. rex, only the 12th tyrannosaur ever found, and the biggest and best-preserved to date.
- Athens Greece Amasis Painter Attic Black Figure Vases 600BC Amphorae Cups 362pix - REVIEW : In the sixth century B.C. Greek artists made great strides toward a better understanding of the human body and its more accurate representation, both in sculpture and in painting. The high quality of Attic clay, the perfection of the glaze, and the genius of the potters and painters all contributed.
- Greek Vase Painting Black Red Athens Boeotia Corinth Laconia Amasis Andokides - Only a few painters, for example the Nikoxenos Painter and the Athena Painter, produced large quantities of vases using both techniques. The extent to which potters and painters were identical is uncertain.
- 170 Ancient Tang China Poems 600-1400AD Classic Famed 1941 Watercolor Paintings - These ancient poems (7th to 14th century) are by the greatest Chinese poets and unlike almost all other anthologies, are translated so beautifully that the English is great poetry too. Incredibly beautiful, sensitive, full-color, full-page watercolor paintings as well as many drawings.
- Important 1910 ethnographic anthology by Buschan 200+ images - Softcover, 464pp, texts in German. - With 17 plates and 194 images. - A classic by Dr. Buschan (ed.). with contributions by famous scholars! Year of publication: 1910 (1st edition!). condition: a few sheets loose from the book block due to fragile binding, tears on the spine, o/w still good - exactly as seen on illustrations.
- 7,000 Years of Jewelry Rome Byzantium Mesopotamia Egypt Phoenicia Greece Persia - 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 were presented to guests to wear at banquets and other festivities.
- Byzantine Jewelry Late Roman Early Medieval Goth Lombard Visigoth Avar Sicilian - Avar Goldsmiths' Work from the Perspective of Cultural History (Csanad Balint). The conference, organized under the auspices of the British Museum Byzantine Seminar, was the fifth in an annual series going back to 2003.
- The Lady in Medieval England 1000-1500AD Marriage Religion Rights Abduction Rape - Equally important, the author discusses how the lady was perceived both by herself and by her male counterparts. He has also served on the council of the Royal Historical Society. In addition to the perennial disputes over property, he discusses rape, abduction and murder, examining the evidence for particular cases such as that of Juliana, widow of Thomas Murdak, who was said to have killed her husband at Stourton Castle during Easter week 1316 A.D., and who was sentenced to be burned.
- Museum of Ethnology Berlin, vol 2, 1980 catalogue - AGE / period: 1980. - Text in German. SIZE / Groesse / dim.: 21.5 x 15.3 cm. © rainworld. CONDITION / Zustand / état: in very good cond. - exactly as seen on the scan. ASIAN, AFRICAN, OCEANIAN ART.
- "Ancient Egyptian Literature New Kingdom" Papyrus Kadesh Monuments Hymns Prayers - Part Three – From the Books of the Dead (Chapters 23, 30, 43, 59, 77, 109, 125). Part Five – Be a Scribe: Papyrus Lansing (A Schoolbook); The Immortality of Writers. Part Six – Love Poems: From Papyrus Chester Beatty I; From Papyrus Harris 500; From the Cairo Vase 1266 and 25218.
- Age of Louis XVI Madame de Pompadour Tapestry Sculpture Furniture Porcelain Nude - The rich often imported wines which were believed to help stave off disease. On the other hand the poor did not even have doctors. Even if they had such advice, they could not have afforded the food.
- Ancient Egypt Boat Ship Building Nile Khufu Giza Barge Navy Fishing Ports Yards - Seven boat pits have been identified around the Great Pyramid. Five of which belong to the Great Pyramid proper. The other 2 are associated with the pyramid of Hetepheres and the pyramid of the Ka.
- Medieval England Knights of Round Table King Arthur Lancelot Guinevere Tristan - CONDITION: VERY GOOD. Unread hardcover with shelf and age worn dustjacket (in mylar sleeve). Weathervane Books (1977) 501 pages. This is the special, illustrated edition with 32 illustrations (illustrated by Arthur Rackham, 16 color, 16 black + white).
- SOTHEBY'S Oceanian and African art, 2007 auction catalogue, 296 pages - Material / process: book, catalogue. Softcover, 296pp, with hundreds of images in color,with text in French.
- Renaissance Venice Italy “Virgins of Venice” Convent Nuns Illicit Lover Politics - REVIEW: An Important Study of Convent Life! Laven's scholarly study (originally her doctoral thesis) is an eminently readable account of convent life in early Renaissance Venice. She describes a fascinating slice of 16th century life.
- Renaissance Venice Italy Convent Nuns “Virgins of Venice” Illicit Lover Politics - REVIEW: An Important Study of Convent Life! Laven's scholarly study (originally her doctoral thesis) is an eminently readable account of convent life in early Renaissance Venice. She describes a fascinating slice of 16th century life.
- Important 2 vols MONGOLIA 1989 ethnographic art, museum catalogue, 500+ pages - Softcover, 2 vols with 508pp, with hundreds images in color and b/w, text in German. material / process: book, catalogue.
- “Enchanted Jewelry of Egypt” Nubia Antique Ancient Traditional Regional Designer - [Book News]. The Nile valley empire was as large as it had been since the New Kingdom. His successor, Tanutamun, also made a failed attempt to regain Egypt for Nubia. He successfully defeated Necho, the native Egyptian puppet ruler installed by Ashurbanipal, taking Thebes in the process.
- Ancient Egyptian Faience Jewelry Amulets Beads Funerary Masks Religion Nubia Pix - With a technical glossary, extensive bibliography, map, and chronological table, this is a landmark publication. Although faience was made of common materials, especially quartz sand grains or crushed quartz pebbles, it nevertheless took on the splendor of gold or semiprecious gems.
- Suetonius 12 Roman Caesars Julius Augustus Caligula Nero Claudius Otho Tiberius - Even the word "imperator" was ambiguous. If you’re a buff or serious student of Roman History, this is a “must have”, and is considered amongst the best translations of Suetonius. How does Nero reward her?.
- The jewelry of Southeast Asia, 2010 book - Material / process: book. _gsrx_vers_841 (GS 7.0.16 (841)).
- Ancient Minoan Thera Mycenaean Greek Cycladic Islands Art Frescoes Jewelry Masks - The magnificent works of art of ancient Crete, Mycenae and the Cycladic Islands are awe-inspiring in their richness, variety and vitality. Frescoes, jewelry, sculpture, 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.
- Native American Indian Antiques & Arts @ 1996 Peabody Museum Catalog - The celebratory first exhibition also produced this permanent collection catalog. Published in Salem by the Peabody Essex Museum in 1996. “Gifts of the Spirit. CONDITION NOTES Joslin Hall Books.
- England Ancient Saxon Romans Viking Norman Camelot Holy Grail Avalon King Arthur - But are these famous stories based on historical events and actual people?. Many of Britain's major cities, such as London (Londinium), Manchester (Mamucium) and York (Eburacum) were founded by the Romans.
- BRUNEAF cultures, tribal art, archaeology catalogue - Softcover, c. 126pp - Tribal art and archaeological art from all over the world.
- 1095AD Holy War First Christian Crusade vs Islam Infidel Jerusalem Pope Urban II - Runciman's writing style is very readable. This book inspired further reading about the Templars and Hospitalers. This book is a must read for Crusade reader and those interested in Middle-Eastern history.
- Ancient Private Life New Kingdom Egypt Sexuality Ethnicity Society Family Work - Also included is neglected information on the formation of locality and the construction of gender and sexual identity and new evidence from the mortuary record, including important new data on the burial of children.
- “S.ex or Symbol” Erotic Art Ancient Roman & Greek Images Beasts Phallus Evil Eye - (She is co-author of “The Thetford Treasure”. Contents (Chapter Headings): 1) Collectors and Prudes. 2) Fertility and Religion. 3) The Phallus and the Evil Eye. 4) Dionysus and Drama. 7) Conclusions.
- NEW British Museum Ancient Egypt Oils & Perfumes Lotus Cinnamon Cedar Almond - The country was considered the most suitable for the manufacture of such commodities. As the distillation of alcohol was not known until the fourth century BC the scents were extracted by steeping plants, flowers or splinters of fragrant wood in oil to obtain essential oil, which would then be added to other oils or fat.
- Nicholas II Romanov The Last Tsar Imperial Russia Exile Family Execution Stalin - The execution of Tsar Nicholas II and his family at the hands of revolutionaries in 1918 is one of the pivotal events of the twentieth century, an event that brought the three-hundred-year rule of the house of Romanov to a brutal and tragic end and set the tone for the Stalinist atrocities that would follow.
- RARE Medieval Womens Life 12-13thC English Flemish French Ancient Illuminations - There’s Hildegarde of Bingen, twelfth-century German Nun and gifted mystic. Blanche of Castile, Queen of France. Eleanor de Monfort, real-life inspiration for a thirteenth century romantic tale. Agnes li Patiniere, a Flemish textile worker.
- Le Morte D'Arthur Written 1485AD Camelot King Arthur Lancelot Guinevere Knights - Lancelot, as the main catalyst of the story, and the 'flower of all knights,' is a symbol of every human; flawed, yet struggling to better himself despite outside temptations. Arthur, on the other hand, is the ultimate symbol of goodness, loyalty, and bravery within the code of chivalry.
- Time-Life TimeFrame 3000-1500 BC Ancient Egypt India Aegean Babylon Celts China - “Lords of the Labyrinth” – The Empire on the Aegean - The Labyrinth of Minos (The Minoans) – The Palace of Knossos – The Cyclades Islands - Artworks for Cretan Walls (Crete). With the pharaohs' having secured military and political security and vast agricultural and mineral wealth, the nation's population, arts, and religion flourished.
- Hildesheim Cathedral Medieval Romanesque Treasure Manuscript Ringelheim Crucifix - Pages: 148. These include the Golden Madonna, a silver crucifix, a pair of richly decorated silver candlesticks, and sumptuously illuminated manuscripts, all of which will be included in the exhibition.
- “Book of Lilith” Lilit Jew Arab Sumer Persia Assyria Babylon Demon Queen Goddess - Her job is to give all the things in the world souls, while Adam's is to create rules and law out of chaos. This leads to, shall we say, "problems". It is more than a little bit deep, and yet very, very entertaining.
- Museum of Ethnology Vienna journal, vol. 48, 1994 - PROCESS: book, museum publication. AGE / period: 1994. © rainworld. CONDITION / Zustand / état: overall very good - all imperfections exactly as seen on the scan. _gsrx_vers_804 (GS 7.0.8 (804)).
- HUGE Olmec Monumental Stone Heads Ancient Veracruz Tabasco Mexico 1400-400BC Art - The colossal sculptures in the exhibition weigh between 7 and 10 tons each. The colossal sculptures that were present in the exhibition weigh between 7 and 10 tons each. [Syracuse University]. There was less certainty regarding the cultural significance, form, and function of many of the works.
- Medieval Iberia Spain Routledge Encyclopedia Islam Jew Art History Religion Moor - The Encyclopedia covers the Hispanic kingdoms from 400A. D. to 1500A. D. and is interdisciplinary in scope with an emphasis on literature, language, history, arts, folklore, religion and science. Muslim and Jewish issues are also discussed.
- NEW Dead Sea Scrolls Essene Qumram Jesus Eyewitness Christianity’s Jewish Origin - 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.
- Venice Italy Palaces Cathedral Grand Canals Islands Airborn Photo Pictorial HUGE - Whisking readers above Venice and its surrounding region, these images depict a city that is as breathtakingly beautiful in reality as it is in our imagination. And for anyone who hopes to travel to this area, it will serve as an inspiration as well.
- 3,000 Years of Ancient Egypt Art Sculpture Tomb Paintings Jewelry Amulets 250pix - Overall, the holdings reflect the aesthetic values, history, religious beliefs, and daily life of the ancient Egyptians over the entire course of their great civilization. REVIEW : From the grandeur of the Great Pyramid to a face etched on an amulet, this book conducts the reader through the world of Egyptian art.
- Amarna Royal Women Ancient Egypt Jewelry Monotheism Akhenaten Nefertiti Daughter - Akhenaten, his wife Nefertiti, and their six daughters are seen in emotional interdependence even as they participate in cult rituals. This period is especially interesting because many well-preserved pieces exist, including portraits of Queen Nefertiti and her six daughters.
- Medieval Dark Ages Town Trade Labor Knights Wars Church Daily Life Middle Class - (The first and final chapters cover the political history in brief summary. Contents include: 1) The Long Dark; 2) The High Middle Ages; 3) Knights in Battle; 4) The Noble's Life; 5) An Age of Faith; 6) Towns and Trade; 7) The Life of Labor; 8) The Life of Thought; 9) The Artists' Legacy; 10) End of an Era.
- Egyptian Mummies CAT Scan Xray Ancient Art Secrets Mysteries Myth Ritual Methods - Eternal life was only possible, though, if one's body remained intact. Parts of the Soul. The soul was thought to consist of nine separate parts: 1. The Khat was the physical body; 2. The Ka one’s double-form (astral self); 3.
- Philippe Mazellier 1960 TAHITI history book - AGE / period: 1960. DETAILS: Hardcover,190pp. Text in German. fine arts / KUNST. PROCESS: book. SIZE / Groesse / dim.: 27 x 17.2 cm. everything else / ALLES ANDERE.
- Ancient Finger Rings Egyptian Roman Greek Hittite Celt Minoan Medieval Ashmolean - Publisher: Ashmolean Museum (2006). Pages: 80. The Ashmolean Museum is the oldest museum in Britain, housing Oxford University's unrivalled collection of antiquities. Nothing in the museum is as rich in human interest as the collection of rings illustrated in this book, for each not only enhanced the beauty of the hand, but also had a deeper personal significance.
- Museum of Ethnology Vienna journal, vol. 26, 1972 - PROCESS: book, museum publication. AGE / period: 1972. - Ueberweisung fuer Bieter aus allen EU-Laendern. © rainworld. _gsrx_vers_783 (GS 7.0.5 (783)). ASIAN, AFRICAN, OCEANIAN ART.
- 1965 Heritage Press HC Twelve Caesars Ancient Rome Julius Augustus Caligula Nero - Even the word "imperator" was ambiguous. REVIEW: Conspiracy, suspicion, power, corruption, poison, conquests, marauders, murders and more murders. Such is the history of Roman Empire. Then again there are copious examples from every nation's history of such dastardly acts to grab power, from Egyptians pharos, to Bourbons, to Indian Moguls, to British royalty.
- Ancient Egyptian Faience Nubia Religion Jewelry Amulets Beads Funerary Masks Pix - With a technical glossary, extensive bibliography, map, and chronological table, this is a landmark publication. Although faience was made of common materials, especially quartz sand grains or crushed quartz pebbles, it nevertheless took on the splendor of gold or semiprecious gems.
- Lost Ancient Jewelry London’s Cheapside Hoard 16th Century Elizabethan Stuart - Publisher: Philip Wilson Publishers (2013). Pages: 256. It provides much new information about the city's role in the international gem and jewelry trade during one of the most dynamic periods of English history.
- RARE H/C 1stEd "When Egypt Ruled the (Middle) East" Archaeology Architecture Art - They inaugurated a period of economic and cultural renaissance known as the Middle Kingdom. The increasing power and wealth of the pharaohs during the early dynastic period was reflected in their elaborate mastaba tombs and mortuary cult structures at Abydos, which were used to celebrate the deified pharaoh after his death.
- 1998 Ethnographic Journal, Münchner Beiträge zur Völkerkunde - Text in German. AGE / period: 1998. SIZE / Groesse / dim.: 24.5 x 17.7 cm. - Ueberweisung fuer Bieter aus allen EU-Laendern. CONDITION / Zustand / état: very good - exactly as seen on the scan. PROCESS: book.
- Brussels Tribal Art Fair catalogue BADNEA - TRIBAL ART. BOOKS / Tribal Art catalogues. PAINTING / DRAWINGS. CONDITION / Zustand / état: in nearly new condition - all imperfections exactly as seen on the scan. AGE / period: 1999. PROCESS: book.
- Ethnic jewelry 2004 book, Africa, Asia, Oceania, America - Hardcover with dust jackets, 318pp. With superb color plates.Text in French. Year of publication: 2004. - Ueberweisung fuer Bieter aus allen EU-Laendern.
- 1968 Ethnographic journal Central African art, Siberia, Oceania - Year of publication: 1968. - Ueberweisung fuer Bieter aus allen EU-Laendern.
- African, Oceanian and American Art, Stuttgart Linden Museum catalogue - Hardcover, 320pp with color and b/w plates., text in German. - Well-illustrated catalogue of the Ethnographic Museum in Stuttgart. PAINTING / DRAWINGS. - Ueberweisung fuer Bieter aus allen EU-Laendern.
- Naprstek Museum Prague, ethnographic museum catalogue 1999 - DETAILS: Softcover, 82pp with color plates. Text in Czech language. AGE / period: 1999. - Ueberweisung fuer Bieter aus allen EU-Laendern. SIZE / Groesse / dim.: 30 x 23.3 cm. CONDITION / Zustand / état: in very good cond.
- Bonhams 5/15/13 African Tribal Oceanic & Pre-Columbian - Beautiful illustrated catalog.
- Indonesian Textiles BATIK and IKAT 1990 book/anthology by B. Forman - DETAILS: Hardcover with dust jacket, publ. in 1990, 168 pp with color plates, text in German. - Nice pieces from British and Czech public collections. AGE / period: 1990. PROCESS: book. CONDITION / Zustand / état: minor wear to the dust jacket, overall very good - exactly as seen on the scan.
- Nomadic tribes*TROPENMUSEUM Amsterdam publication - 1994 at the KIT in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. 24pp, text in Dutch.
- 1926 INDONESIA illustrated book*De indische bodem - De Indische Bodem. hardcover, 338pp. Printed 1926 in Weltevreden (Jakarta, then Batavia). From the estate of Austrian engineer Karl Gsöllpointner who spent several years in Indonesia during the 1920s (his wetstamp) on the endpapers.