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Polished Gemstones and Historical Artifacts

A collection of polished gemstones including blue Apatite and iolite, alongside ancient tile fragments and beads, showcasing natural stone beauty and historical significance.

polished blue Apatite gemstone isolated on white closeup of sample of natural mineral from geological collection - polished blue Apatite gemstone isolated on white background Copyright: xZoonar.com/ValeryxVoennyyx 14989817
polished blue Apatite gemstone isolated on white closeup of sample of natural mineral from geological collection - polished blue Apatite gemstone isolated on white background Copyright: xZoonar.com/ValeryxVoennyyx 14989817
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polished blue Apatite gemstone isolated on white closeup of sample of natural mineral from geological collection - polished blue Apatite gemstone isolated on white background Copyright: xZoonar.com/ValeryxVoennyyx 14989817Bead; X-XII century (901-00-00-1200-00-00);Kubiak, Władysław (1925-1997) - collection, Arabic (culture), gift (provenance), Islam (culture), Islamic artpolished Olivinite rock isolated on white closeup of sample of natural mineral from geological collection - polished Olivinite rock isolated on white background Copyright: xZoonar.com/ValeryxVoennyyx 14986357polished iolite gemstone isolated on white close up of sample of natural stone from geological collection - polished iolite gemstone isolated on white background from India Copyright: xZoonar.com/ValeryxVoennyyx 21467460Tile fragment ca. 1981-1640 B.C. Middle Kingdom. Tile fragment. ca. 1981-1640 B.C.. Faience. Middle Kingdom. From Egypt, Memphite Region, Lisht North, MMA excavations. Dynasty 12-13pebble of green nephrite gemstone on white macro shooting of natural mineral rock specimen - pebble of green nephrite gemstone on white marble background Copyright: xZoonar.com/ValeryxVoennyyx 11951186polished Pyrope garnet gemstone isolated on white closeup of sample of natural mineral from geological collection - polished Pyrope garnet gemstone isolated on white background Copyright: xZoonar.com/ValeryxVoennyyx 14989577Glass pendant in the form of a frog 3rd-1st century B.C. Greek, possibly Egyptian Translucent deep turquoise green.Solid block with hole running lengthwise through body from chest to backside.Large body with head slightly raised, back legs bent and splayed outward to side of body, front legs projecting forward.Intact except for proper front left leg; some pinprick bubbles; dulling, pitting, and faint iridescence.. Glass pendant in the form of a frog 249696tumbled dark red brown Hematite gemstone isolated closeup of sample of natural mineral from geological collection - tumbled dark red brown Hematite gemstone isolated on white background Copyright: xZoonar.com/ValeryxVoennyyx 14990666Fragment foot from crockery from the wreck of the East India Hollandiah. Vessel part, Basal Feet; Fragm, circular, flat, Foot Extending Beyond Outline or Base.Oval Serving Platter. John Ingram; English, active 1767-1799; Birmingham, England. Date: 1767-1778. Dimensions: 47 × 61 × 6.4 cm (18 1/2 × 24 × 2 1/2 in.). Pewter. Origin: Birmingham. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.Stone Chisel before 16th century Mexican. Stone Chisel 317236polished vesuvianite idocrase,vesuvian gemstone macro shooting of natural mineral stone - polished vesuvianite idocrase,vesuvian gemstone isolated on white background Copyright: xZoonar.com/ValeryxVoennyyx 9078497Faceted stone 8th-13th century This object was excavated at Nishapur.Nishapur was a vital city in the early and middle Islamic periods, located along one of the main trajectories that connected Iran and West Asia Islamic lands with Central Asia and China. These itineraries are often referred to by the term Silk routes’ but were in fact crucial to the movement of constellations of materials and objects, as well as people and ideas. The diverse population of Nishapur and its surroundings, from the better-researched elite groups of merchants, land-owning aristocracy, and literates, to the less-known artisans, farmers, miners, and servants, were instrumental in adapting global cultural trends to create their own distinctive visual languages. This is seen in the material remains of everyday life in medieval Nishapur - from pots and pans to lighting devices, inkwells, textiles and trimmings, jewelry, games and toys, talismanic devices, weapons, coins, and architectural fragments.Nishapur lotumbled amazonite gemstone amazon stone on white macro shooting of natural mineral rock specimen - tumbled amazonite gemstone amazon stone on white marble background Copyright: xZoonar.com/ValeryxVoennyyx 11947348Fragment ca. 1150-ca. 1250 European or Middle Eastern. Fragment 694368pebble of Chiastolite Andalusite stone macro shooting of specimen of natural mineral - pebble of Chiastolite Andalusite stone isolated on white background Copyright: xZoonar.com/ValeryxVoennyyx 9988146Stamp Seal Shaped as a Sleeping Duck. Neo-Babylonian, circa late 7th - 6th century B.C.. Tools and Equipment; seals. Chalcedony or agateAmulet ca. 2700-2600 B.C. Sumerian. Amulet. Sumerian. ca. 2700-2600 B.C.. Limestone (). Early Dynastic II. Mesopotamia, Nippurtumbled transparent orthoclase mineral isolated close up of sample of natural stone from geological collection - tumbled transparent orthoclase mineral isolated on white background from Madagascar Copyright: xZoonar.com/ValeryxVoennyyx 21468624Sodalite on cottonpolished gray Flint stone isolated on white closeup of sample of natural mineral from geological collection - polished gray Flint stone isolated on white background Copyright: xZoonar.com/ValeryxVoennyyx 14986390tumbled Prehnite mineral gem stone isolated macro shooting of natural gemstone - tumbled Prehnite mineral gem stone isolated on white background Copyright: xZoonar.com/ValeryxVoennyyx 8877210Detailed and colorful image of amethyst mineralMeleager with a dogElbow ca. 1353-1336 B.C. New Kingdom, Amarna Period. Elbow 549841Disk with Fish 6th-7th century Byzantine. Disk with Fish 474445Vase fragment East Greek/Sardis, Lydian. Vase fragment 252836 East Greek/Sardis, Lydian, Vase fragment, Terracotta, Overall: 2 3/4 x 1 11/16in. (7 x 4.3cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Gift of The American Society for the Excavation of Sardis, 1926 (26.199.272)polished tiger s eye and hawk s eye gemstone macro shooting of natural mineral rock specimen - polished tiger s eye and hawk s eye gemstone on white marble background from South Africa Copyright: xZoonar.com/ValeryxVoennyyx 11949782specimen of aquamarine beryl gemstone natural mineral gem stone - specimen of aquamarine beryl gemstone isolated on white background close up Copyright: xZoonar.com/ValeryxVoennyyx 8547898polished Kyanite rock on white marble closeup of sample of natural mineral from geological collection - polished Kyanite rock on white marble background from Minas Gerais, Brasil Copyright: xZoonar.com/ValeryxVoennyyx 16070145Pinhead Roman Green and white opaque bean-shaped millefiori pinhead.. Pinhead. Roman. Glass. Glasspolished larimar gemstone isolated on white close up of sample of natural stone from geological collection - polished larimar gemstone isolated on white background from Dominicana Copyright: xZoonar.com/ValeryxVoennyyx 21467430tumbled Ametrine gemstone on white macro shooting of natural mineral rock specimen - tumbled Ametrine gemstone on white marble background from Brazil Copyright: xZoonar.com/ValeryxVoennyyx 11951323green beryl gemstone isolated on white natural mineral gem stone - green beryl gemstone isolated on white background close up Copyright: xZoonar.com/ValeryxVoennyyx 8555364Sample of "Hansford". Culture: China. Dimensions: H. 1 in. (2.5 cm); W. 2 in. (5.1 cm); L. 2 in. (5.1 cm). Date: 20th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Earthenware dish, white shard, green glazed, on stand, salt scale salt vat dish plate tableware holder earth discovery ceramics earthenware glaze lead glazing, hand-turned glazed baked Pottery dish white shard green glazed on stand ring Restored fragments are repainted archeology Rotterdam City center Stadsdriehoek Newhaven Oudhaven indigenous pottery kitchen serve cooking food prepare food room table child play Soil discovery: Nieuwe or Oude Haven Rotterdam.polished chrysocolla mineral isolated on white close up of sample of natural stone from geological collection - polished chrysocolla mineral isolated on white background from Peru Copyright: xZoonar.com/ValeryxVoennyyx 21467448olished Amethyst quartz gem stone isolated closeup of sample of natural mineral from geological collection - polished Amethyst quartz gem stone Tamerlane s stone isolated on white background Copyright: xZoonar.com/ValeryxVoennyyx 14986151Rock Crystal Pendant 9th-10th century This object was excavated at Nishapur.Nishapur was a vital city in the early and middle Islamic periods, located along one of the main trajectories that connected Iran and West Asia Islamic lands with Central Asia and China. These itineraries are often referred to by the term Silk routes’ but were in fact crucial to the movement of constellations of materials and objects, as well as people and ideas. The diverse population of Nishapur and its surroundings, from the better-researched elite groups of merchants, land-owning aristocracy, and literates, to the less-known artisans, farmers, miners, and servants, were instrumental in adapting global cultural trends to create their own distinctive visual languages. This is seen in the material remains of everyday life in medieval Nishapur - from pots and pans to lighting devices, inkwells, textiles and trimmings, jewelry, games and toys, talismanic devices, weapons, coins, and architectural fragments.Nishblue lace agate Chalcedony gemstone isolated closeup of sample of natural mineral from geological collection - blue lace agate Chalcedony gemstone isolated on white background Copyright: xZoonar.com/ValeryxVoennyyx 14986287BeadCarnelian scarab ca. 500 B.C. Greek Youth bending to lift a Corinthian helmet .Inscribed TIMEAS.. Carnelian scarab. Greek. ca. 500 B.C.. Carnelian. Archaic. GemsTubular BeadFoot of vessel, Glass, Dome-shaped, the center with impression of circular stem - small patches of iridescence. Green glass., probably Syria, 1st-4th century, glasswares, Decorative Arts, Foot of vesselGaming Piece or Stone Object 8th-13th century This object was excavated at Nishapur.Nishapur was a vital city in the early and middle Islamic periods, located along one of the main trajectories that connected Iran and West Asia Islamic lands with Central Asia and China. These itineraries are often referred to by the term Silk routes’ but were in fact crucial to the movement of constellations of materials and objects, as well as people and ideas. The diverse population of Nishapur and its surroundings, from the better-researched elite groups of merchants, land-owning aristocracy, and literates, to the less-known artisans, farmers, miners, and servants, were instrumental in adapting global cultural trends to create their own distinctive visual languages. This is seen in the material remains of everyday life in medieval Nishapur - from pots and pans to lighting devices, inkwells, textiles and trimmings, jewelry, games and toys, talismanic devices, weapons, coins, and architectural fragmeIntaglio. Eastern Mediterranean, Roman, 332 B.C.-A.D.395. Tools and Equipment; seals. StoneVase fragment ca. 3000-2200 B.C.. Vase fragment 251317 Vase fragment, ca. 30002200 B.C., Terracotta, 7/8 x 1 3/8in. (2.2 x 3.5cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Gift of Gisela M. A. Richter, 1923 (23.121.17)Charoite Stone, Jewel Against Black Backgroundtumbled labradorite gemstone on white marble macro shooting of natural mineral rock specimen - tumbled labradorite gemstone on white marble background Copyright: xZoonar.com/ValeryxVoennyyx 11947532Sickle Blade, 1980-1801 BC. Egypt, Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 12. Flint; overall: 5 cm (1 15/16 in.).Scarab. Dimensions: l. 1.5 cm (9/16 in.). Dynasty: Dynasty 17-18. Date: ca. 1635-1458 B.C.. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Bowl of Figs ca. 1479-1458 B.C. New Kingdom. Bowl of Figs. ca. 1479-1458 B.C.. Pottery, figs. New Kingdom. From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Deir el-Bahri, Temple of Hatshepsut, Foundation Deposit 7, 8, 9 (G, H, I), MMA excavations, 1926-27. Dynasty 18tumbled moonstone adularia natural mineral gem tumbled moonstone adularia natural mineral gem stone isolated on white background Copyright: xZoonar.com/ValeryxVoennyyx 8635760Celt 10th-4th century B.C. Olmec. Celt 317293Prehnite mineral gem stone isolated macro shooting of natural gemstone - Prehnite mineral gem stone isolated on white background Copyright: xZoonar.com/ValeryxVoennyyx 8877142polished Prehnite gem stone isolated on white closeup of sample of natural mineral from geological collection - polished Prehnite gem stone isolated on white background Copyright: xZoonar.com/ValeryxVoennyyx 14986538Polished blue and white gemstone, sodalite Polished blue and white gemstone, sodalite Copyright: xZoonar.com/DANKOxNx 22901426tumbled rhyolite gemstone on white macro shooting of natural mineral rock specimen - tumbled rhyolite gemstone on white marble background from Madagascar Copyright: xZoonar.com/ValeryxVoennyyx 11950008Bliżej Kulturyhaematite cabochon mineral isolated on white backgroundRock Crystal Duck Pendant 8th-4th century B.C. Olmec. Rock Crystal Duck Pendant. Olmec. 8th-4th century B.C.. Rock crystal. Mexico, Mesoamerica. Stone-OrnamentsUninscribed Cartouche-Shaped Plaque ca. 1153-1147 B.C. New Kingdom, Ramesside Ramesses IV initiated several building projects and sent large expeditions to mining regions and quarries early on in his reign. His plans and ambitions were cut short by his death in the sixth year of his reign, but he had been able to complete and decorate his tomb in the Valley of the Kings. He also began work on a gigantic processional temple in Thebes, in which a number of intact foundation deposit were found with literally hundreds of plaques and other objects, like this cartouche-shaped plaque.. Uninscribed Cartouche-Shaped Plaque. ca. 1153-1147 B.C.. Glass. New Kingdom, Ramesside. From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Asasif, Temple of Ramesses IV, MMA excavations, 1915-16. Dynasty 20macro shooting of natural mineral rock specimen - tumbled green Heliotrope (bloodstone) gem stone on dark granite background from IndiaRound and oval cement plates on a white isolated background, top viewFragment ca. 1150-ca. 1250 European or Middle Eastern. Fragment 696620Bunch of grapesFragment 14th century. Fragment 454749Mosaic glass fragment. The small green glass fragment consists of several bright circles with green center and light green border. With this piece, manufacturing technology is well recognizable: it is a section through a rod of several wavy glass tubes (from the inside to the outside dark green, white, light green) in dark green glass.In Roman times you used colored, ornamented glass for vessels, mosaics , Wall decorations and furniture ornaments. For the production differently colored glasses were formed into tubes and rods. These were compressed and heated, causing a long bar. The glass sliced now had a wide variety of amorphous or floral patterns.Stone Pulidor before 16th century Mexican. Stone Pulidor 317077Scarab Uninscribed 1985 BCE-525 BCE Egypt. Stone . Ancient EgyptianGaming Piece possibly 8th-12th century The dot-in-circle motif recalls designs presumed to be of magical significance, most likely an abstract eye to ward off the evil-eye, which serves an apotropaic function. Easily reproduced with a tool and visible in many cultures and times, this symbol may have lost its meaning, and become simply a decorative pattern, or may have one that we have not yet discovered.. Gaming Piece 452327polished green Zoisite stone macro shooting of natural mineral rock - polished green Zoisite stone with red Ruby Corundum and dark Tschermakite crystals isolated on white background from India Copyright: xZoonar.com/ValeryxVoennyyx 11038803tumbled flint stone isolated on white macro shooting of geological collection mineral - tumbled flint stone isolated on white background Copyright: xZoonar.com/ValeryxVoennyyx 10387390tumbled blue Azurite gemstone isolated macro shooting of natural mineral stone - tumbled blue Azurite Chessylite gemstone isolated on white background Copyright: xZoonar.com/ValeryxVoennyyx 9078537three tumbled Variscite gemstones isolated macro shooting of natural mineral stone - three tumbled Variscite gemstones isolated on white background Copyright: xZoonar.com/ValeryxVoennyyx 8702028Scarab Hieroglyphs (mwt-sign, nfr-signs, di-sign) 1069 BCE-343 BCE Egypt. Stone . Ancient EgyptianEngraved seal; Crete, Greece; about 1850 B.C. - 1700 B.C; Rock crystal; 0.9 × 1.7 × 1.4 cm (3,8 × 11,16 × 9,16 in.)Weight 3rd-1st millennium B.C.. Weight 321513Marble -Glass mosaic inlay fragment. Culture: Roman. Dimensions: Overall: 1 1/8 x 2 1/8 in. (2.9 x 5.4 cm). Date: late 1st century B.C.-early 1st century A.D..Translucent blue green and opaque brick red.Flat, rectangular plaque, with two long straight side and rounded corners; irregular tooling indents on underside.Marbled mosaic pattern in blue green ground with multiple red streaks.Chipped edges; polished upper side; pitting of surface bubbles; dulling and some pitting on underside; iridescent weathering on most of edges but part of one long side ground flat.Translucent blue green and opaque brick red. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Cornflower Pendant ca. 1390-1353 B.C. New Kingdom. Cornflower Pendant. ca. 1390-1353 B.C.. Faience. New Kingdom. From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Malqata, Palace of Amenhotep III, MMA excavations, 1910-11. Dynasty 18polished rhyolite gemstone on white macro shooting of natural mineral rock specimen - polished rhyolite gemstone on white marble background from Madagascar Copyright: xZoonar.com/ValeryxVoennyyx 11951459polished blue Howlite turquenite gemstone macro shooting of natural mineral stone - polished blue Howlite turquenite, Turquonite, turquoise imitation gemstone isolated on white background Copyright: xZoonar.com/ValeryxVoennyyx 9078561Fragment ca. 1150-ca. 1250 European or Middle Eastern. Fragment 695349polished banded Amethyst gemstone isolated closeup of sample of natural mineral from geological collection - polished banded Amethyst gemstone isolated on white background Copyright: xZoonar.com/ValeryxVoennyyx 14986793polished Rhodochrosite rock on black closeup of sample of natural mineral from geological collection - polished Rhodochrosite rock on black granite background from Argentina Copyright: xZoonar.com/ValeryxVoennyyx 15511681Celt before 16th century Maya () Greenstone axe heads, commonly known as “celts,” were some of the most important works of art across ancient Mesoamerica and Central America. Created from jadeite mined from the Motagua River Valley of southern Guatemala, or using local green stones from highland Mexico, celts were first created by the Olmec peoples of the Gulf Coast after 1000 B.C. The Olmec conceived of green celts as sprouts of maize and thus “planted” celts in dedicatory offerings, activating ceremonial spaces and perpetuating agricultural fertility. For the later Maya peoples, celts also served as dedicatory materials, but more so as adornments for the royal bodies of kings and queens. Often the celts would be thinned into celt-shaped plaques, strung together in pairs and triads in order to create belt assemblages that would have clinked with the sound of jades striking one another. Tombs from the Classic Period (ca. AD 250-900) contain celts of jadeite and various greenstones froGaming or Chess Piece, Possibly a Pawn 8th-11th century. Gaming or Chess Piece, Possibly a Pawn 452350tumbled Aquamarine blue Beryl gem isolated closeup of sample of natural mineral from geological collection - tumbled Aquamarine blue Beryl gem isolated on white background Copyright: xZoonar.com/ValeryxVoennyyx 14991350Beads 9th-12th century This object was excavated at Nishapur.Nishapur was a vital city in the early and middle Islamic periods, located along one of the main trajectories that connected Iran and West Asia Islamic lands with Central Asia and China. These itineraries are often referred to by the term Silk routes’ but were in fact crucial to the movement of constellations of materials and objects, as well as people and ideas. The diverse population of Nishapur and its surroundings, from the better-researched elite groups of merchants, land-owning aristocracy, and literates, to the less-known artisans, farmers, miners, and servants, were instrumental in adapting global cultural trends to create their own distinctive visual languages. This is seen in the material remains of everyday life in medieval Nishapur - from pots and pans to lighting devices, inkwells, textiles and trimmings, jewelry, games and toys, talismanic devices, weapons, coins, and architectural fragments.Nishapur lost its pAmulet of a Heart 664 BCE-332 BCE Egypt. Carnelian . Ancient Egyptianball from tigers eye gemstone isolated macro shooting of natural mineral stone - ball from tigers eye gemstone isolated on white background Copyright: xZoonar.com/ValeryxVoennyyx 9078495Bliżej KulturyShards of Kommen from V.O.C. ship De 'Witte Leeuw', Anonymous, Before 1613 bowl Shards of Kommen from V.O.C. ship De 'Witte Leeuw'. porcelain Sint-HelenaRing probably 19th century Chinese This collection of largely ethnographic jewelry includes examples from cultures in South America, North America, Europe, Asia, and Africa and dates from the Pre-Columbian period to the twentieth century. Owned by renowned art collector and fashion enthusiast Muriel Kallis Newman, the collection represents her knowledge and appreciation of a wide range of jewelry design and making traditions. Numerous items in her collection are composite artifacts made from various cultures and time periods reappropriated as modern jewelry creations by or for Muriel. It is important to note that Newman wore many of the pieces in the collection, interpreting them to suit and express her own singular, often avant-garde style.. Ring 141624Amethyst gemstone tumbling isolated natural mineral gem stone - Amethyst gemstone tumbling isolated on white background close up Copyright: xZoonar.com/ValeryxVoennyyx 8548229Bottle; IX-X century (801-00-00-1000-00-00);gift (provenance)tumbled green aventurine gem stone on white macro shooting of natural mineral rock specimen - tumbled green aventurine gem stone on white marble background from Zimbabwe Copyright: xZoonar.com/ValeryxVoennyyx 11951445Ring possibly 19th century. Ring. possibly 19th century. Glass; mold blown. Attributed to Palestine. Glass