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Several elements of his legend such as his punishment seem to have been borrowed by the greeks from the legends of the caucasusare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablevery secure packagingin greek mythology, prometheus is a titanheight: 20 cm - width:11 cm - depth: 12 cm weight: g in very good conditionplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitea figure inherited from the " fire transmitter ", prometheus is best known for having stolen the sacred fire from olympus to give it to humansafter the victory of the new gods led by zeus over the titans, prometheus goes to the chariot of the sun with a torch, hides a firebrand in a hollow stem of a common ferrule and gives the "sacred fire" to the human raceextreme finesse of details, very beautiful patinawrathful of this disloyal act, zeus condemns him to be tied to a rock on mount caucasus, his liver devoured by the caucasian eagle every day, and growing back at nightour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storerare small group representing prometheus chained on his rock, spelter and block of pale green onyx
93 €
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Nice trinket bowl with metal structure decorated with champleve enamel, antique piece from around , from turkey or iran (possibly russian caucasus)the whole is in very good conditionmeasurements: 14 x 7
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"kindjal" from the caucasus with hilt and scabbard covered with nielloed silver decorations chiselled with foliage of palm leaves and floretsweight of the sheath 414 gweight of the blade 632 gshipping via colissimo read moresouth caucasus61 cmon the back of the sheath an inscription in armenian characters (the name of the owner)blade with fullers with stylised floral decoration engraved with etching
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Fast shipping using gls, can also be picked up in cruquius (hoofddorp, the netherlands)handwovencondition: in good conditionmeasurements: 129 x 111 cmorigin: caucasuspile: woolwarp threads: wooldye: plant-basedwith certificate and warranty
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Lot of two beautiful kurdish bag faces; bag fronts soft, shiny highland wool! read more
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State of preservation: very good, with minor interventions (past restoration work)comes with certificate of authenticitykilim karabagh, caucasian manufacture, handwoven in wool on wooldimensions: 200 x 310 cm
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Causacus, russiavery good conditioncm circa wool and silk on silkhand-knotted rug
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Antique hand-knotted kasak/caucasiaoverall in good condition, a couple of thin spots, around natural dyescollector's item read more
451 €
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The rug is in good, used condition and features gorgeous patterns and colours and a stunning appearancewill be shipped registered and insured with track & traceextraordinary rug made of the best woolplease take a good look at the photos and be convincedunique opportunityfor true connoisseurs/collectorsallow us to introduce this special, semi-antique kazakhspecial design and great appearance - truly a collector's itemsize: 172 x 121 cm knot density is approx
248 €
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Size: 192 x 130 cmknot density: approxcondition: moth damage, see photos; professionally cleanedknots per m²; with certificate of authenticity and a one-year warrantyworldwide shipping with ups
95 €
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Travels and studies in contemporary european russia, finland, siberia, the caucasus & central asiaare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikichester - russia, past and present - new york, young & co, pp - hardcover - size: cmcondition: good (minor damage to spine, otherwise fine)catawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available2) henry norman, mall the russias(total of 2) read morelondon, heinemann, pp - hardcover - size: cmplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitewith 4 maps and 137 photoscondition: good (to very good, minor damage to spine, no foxing)with a map and numerous engravingsa penetrating image of russia in the late 19th centuryour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store
53 €
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Are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitethe belt is made of gold and silver threads! length 56 cm, width 5 cm, weight 89 g registered and insured shipment: €28it contains a small removable dagger held on by a chainthe cyrillic letters spell ‘caucasus’ it is niello silver, grade 84, but hallmarks are not visible, because you would have to unravel the belt to see themsplendid 19th century russian wedding belt, in niello silver, gold and silver threads! the diamond-shaped buckle is embellished with 4 medallions whose centres are inlaid with turquoise cabochonsour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store
451 €
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Accompanied by daniyar, a sullen newcomer who was wounded on the battlefield, jamilia spends her days hauling sacks of grain from the threshing floor to the train station in their village in the caucasus"-louis aragon the second world war is raging, and jamilia's husband is off fighting at the frontoxfam bookshop cheltenham "the most beautiful love story in the worldsee oxfam website for delivery information read morespurning men's advances and wincing at the dispassionate letters she receives from her husband, jamilia falls helplessly in love with the mysterious daniyar in this heartbreakingly beautiful talea classic from the award-winning kyrgyz novelist chingiz aitmatov
2 €
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An atlas of war and tourism in the caucasus is the result of a five-year project; it is a contemporary masterpiece that combines photography and reporting and fits into the tradition of collaboration between james agee and walker evans or dorothea lange and paul taylorare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableas convinced supporters of slow journalism, they have visited the area many times and, through their research, have laid a solid foundation and developed a strong sense for this small but unimaginably complicated region, even before it comes into the spotlight of the international mediaplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitesince , rob hornstra and arnold van bruggen have been working together to tell the story of sochi, the city in russia where the winter olympics will be heldkummer & herrman are the designers of the book, website and exhibition about the sochi projectour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store
43 €
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Oxfam bookshop hexham an acclaimed historian tells, for the first time, the full story of the conspiracy between the germans and the turks to unleash a muslim holy war against the british in india and the russians in the caucasusthere is a sticker at the foot of the spine and the cover shows some minor scratches and signs of shelf-wearpublished by kodansha international in , this paperback edition is in a good, used condition overallthe page block appears to be clean and free from annotationsee oxfam website for delivery information read moredrawing on recently opened intelligence files and rare personal accounts, peter hopkirk skillfully reconstructs the kaiser's bold plan and describes the exploits of the secret agents on both sides-disguised variously as archaeologists, traders, and circus performers-as they sought to foment or foil the uprising and determine the outcome of world war i
9 €
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Originally,traditional brown astrakhan hats were worn by shepherds in many countries, especially in eastern europe, balkans, and caucasusinterior hat size approx 52 cm, so smallish but it is meant to be worn high on headit was later popularised by soviet politicians and is sometimes known as the diplomat/ambassador hatin unworn conditionoxfam shop hampstead vintage grey astrakhan hat with original label and seal datednicknamed pie hat in the soviet unionsee oxfam website for delivery information read moremade in moscow and from special persian lamb fleece with tight curls
250 €
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Are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableloreena mckennitt ?– live in paris and toronto label: quinlan road ?– qrlp108 format:3 × vinyl, lp, album, limited edition, numbered, reissue, 180 gram country:usa, canada & europe released: genre:folk, world, & country tracklist a1\tprologue\t4:51 a2\tthe mummers' dance\t4:12 a3\tskellig\t5:13 b1\tmarco polo\t4:56 b2\tthe highwayman\t9:33 b3\tla serenissima\t5:58 c1\tnight ride across the caucasus\t6:24 c2\tdante's prayer\t5:26 c3\tthe mystic's dream\t6:33 d1\tsantiago\t6:35 d2\tbonny portmore\t3:58 d3\tbetween the shadows\t4:35 e1\tthe lady of shalott\t9:25 e2\tthe bonny swans\t7:08 f1\tthe old ways\t5:37 f2\tall souls night\t4:36 f3\tcymbeline\t7:22 recorded at salle pleyel, paris, on april , and massey hall, toronto, on mayplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitelimited edition of numbered copiesissued in tri-fold sleeve read moreour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store
30 €
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Are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikithis is the first series, so presumably more were planned or actually publishedcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablevery good condition with both boards firmly attached and no pages loose or missingquarter bound in brown buckram on maroon buckram hardboards, with five raised bands on the spine, and gilt letteringi have here for sale a book entitled all round the world: an illustrated record of voyages, travels and adventures, in all parts of the globe, edited by wf ainsworthplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitethere are 72 full pages plates in this book, together with innumerable woodcut illustrations in the text, and of course the six coloured maps of asia; china and the indo-chinese states; north america; south america; turkey in europe and greece; and africacontents - five days at jerusalem; sicily as it is; china (pages ), cochin china and japan; islands of the indian and eastern seas; up and down the amoor; from asia to america; vancouver island; from the atlantic to the pacific; cremation ghats at calcutta; cuba and the cubans; to cuba and back; the search for the franklin expedition; dalmatia; galapagos archipelago; coral islands; maldiva islands; society islands; mount athos and its monasteries; the great plains of north america; travel and sporting adventures in south africa; the steppes of russia and the caucasus; morocco or maroccofold out plate showing jerusalem from the mount of olives; illustrated title page with vignette of the great eastern laying the atlantic cable; plain text title page; xii pages of preface, contents and illustrations; 820 pageswith 200 illustrations after drawings by gustave dore, berard, lancelot, jules noel and other eminent artists, and six finely engraved full coloured mapspublished in by william collins of london and glasgowour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store
95 €
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Oxfam shop ulverston eastern united states texas new mexico arizona colorado utah south dakota wyoming montana idaho nevada california oregon washington alaska hawaii western canada mexico central america west indies guiana highlands brazil argentina-chile bolivia peru ecuador colombia venezuelan andes antarctica the far north british isles norway spain pyrenees alps corsica and sardinia apeninnes and the italian volcanoes greece southeastern europe carpathians caucasus atlas mountains sahara cameroon south africa and malawi virunga mountains ruwenzori tanzania kenya ethiopia madagascar and reunion arabian peninsula sinai lebanon turkey iran ceylon and southern india central asia altari mountains siberia new zealand australia philippines new guinea borneo indonesia southeast asia taiwan eastern china korea japan plus maps see oxfam website for delivery information read more
9 €
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Nonetheless, it does provide a unique view of life in russia when he was in the caucasus in the early spaustovsky () was a russian soviet writer nominated for the nobel prize for literature inthis is the fifth volof his autobiographyoxfam shop kendal hardback with dust jacket in vgcsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreit is not a strictly historical document but rather a long, lyrical tale focusing on the internal perceptions and poetic development of the writerit has been called a "biography of the soul" rather than a biography of events
24 €
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It was the task of the german army group south to capture the caucasus oilfields, an operation that led them into the horrific fighting in stalingrad, sevastopol, and during operation citadel
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