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Period: 15th Century and Earlier
110 Gram Glamorous Aquamarine Specimen from Nagar Valley Gilgit, Pakistan
By Deloris "Dee" Giltz 1
Located in Peshawar, PK
Glamorous Aquamarine Specimen From Nagar Valley Gilgit, Pakistan
WEIGHT: 110 gram
DIMENSIONS: 10.9 x2.5 x 1.8 Cm
ORIGIN: Nagar Valley, Gilgit Baltistan Pakistan
TREATMENT: None...
Category
Pakistani Adam Style Antique 15th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Rock Crystal
62.70 Carat Lovely Peach Color Tourmaline Crystal from Paprook, Afghanistan
By Deloris "Dee" Giltz 1
Located in Peshawar, PK
Lovely Peach Color Tourmaline Crystal From Paprook, Afghanistan
WEIGHT: 62.70 Carat
DIMENSIONS:2.3 x 1.7 x 1.5 Cm
ORIGIN: Afghanistan
COLOR: Peach
TREATMENT: None
Tourmaline...
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Afghan Adam Style Antique 15th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Rock Crystal
101.35 Carat Beautiful Bi Color Tourmaline with Albite from Afghanistan
By Deloris "Dee" Giltz 1
Located in Peshawar, PK
Beautiful Bi-Color Tourmaline With Albite From Afghanistan
WEIGHT: 101.35 Carat
DIMENSIONS: 4.5 x 3.4 x 1.5 Cm
ORIGIN: Nuristan, Afghanistan
TREATMENT: None
Tourmaline is an e...
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Afghan Adam Style Antique 15th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Rock Crystal
Ancient Marble Portrait Bust of a Bearded Man possibly Lucius Verus
Located in London, GB
This impressive bust is depicted with head turned slightly to the right and gaze lifted. His eyes are articulated, with the pupils indicated with a drill, giving the face a striking realism. The shoulders are draped with a cloak. Straight brows sit beneath a mass of thickly curling hair, which continues to a full beard. It is worked with great skill, evident in the heavy drill work articulating and highlighting the voluminous curls, and the highly polished surfaces, giving the appearance of soft skin. The contrast between these textures gives a chiaroscuro affect which is one of the main traits of the best Antonine busts.
Roman marble portraits reached their apotheosis of craftmanship and technique under the Antonine emperors, as is evidenced in this masterful bust. The evolution of the style may be traced back to the emperor Hadrian, who was the first emperor to wear a full beard. The articulation of pupils and iris appears on busts of his lover Antinous, a novelty which continued in later Antonine portraits, such as this one. The features of this bust point to a possible identification of Emperor Lucius Verus...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble
Fossil Garial Crocodile
Located in Scorton, GB
A complete Fossil Garial Crocodile skull with original associated vertebrae. The bone tissue from this Dyrosaurus, now fossilised and preserved, exhibits distinct detail of the textu...
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Prehistoric Antique 15th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Limestone
Fossil Seabed of Crinoidea Scyphocrinites Elegans of Enormous Proportions
Located in Scorton, GB
Immerse yourself in the rich narrative of our planet's past and witness the extraordinary resilience of life itself with this rare discovery within this authentic Devonian seabed exc...
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North African Prehistoric Antique 15th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Limestone
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