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IRAQ ANTIQUITIES NINEVAH ASSYRIAN DISCOVERIES 1875 1st ED ANCIENT MOSUL FLOOD HC

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An Account of Explorations and Discoveries on the Site of Nineveh, During 1873 and 1874. Of the Department of Oriental Antiquities, British Museum. Scribner, Armstrong & Co. Very good hardcover, no dustjacket as issued. Tight binding, solid spine, strong hinges & joints, some foxing to pages & plates, unmarked text, in publisher’s green cloth boards [Continue]

IRAQ ANTIQUITIES NINEVAH ASSYRIAN DISCOVERIES 1875 1st ED ANCIENT MOSUL FLOOD HC

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An Account of Explorations and Discoveries on the Site of Nineveh, During 1873 and 1874. Of the Department of Oriental Antiquities, British Museum. Scribner, Armstrong & Co. Very good hardcover, no dustjacket as issued. Tight binding, solid spine, strong hinges & joints, some foxing to pages & plates, unmarked text, in publisher’s green cloth boards [Continue]

RELIC Antique RELIGIOUS STATUE FRAGMENT Rare Ancient CHRISTIAN Wood Carving OOAK

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This ANTIQUE/ANCIENT WOODEN SCULPTURE FRAGMENT is an estate find, and comes without provenance. , this small relic is an absolute feast for the eyes. As a layman, I can hardly begin to guess it’s age or origin, however I can confidently declare that it is very, very old… From it’s original form. Not only is [Continue]

Magic Brass sistrum of Hathor-An important religious symbol Ancient Egyptian BC

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Magic Brass sistrum of Hathor-An important religious symbol Ancient Egyptian BC. The sistrum was a sacred instrument in ancient Egypt. Perhaps originating in the worship of Bat, it was used in dances and religious ceremonies, particularly in the worship of the goddess Hathor, with the U-shape of the sistrum’s handle and frame seen as resembling [Continue]