Antique Nepal
January 26th, 2012
Antique Nepal
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Gold Jewelry from Tibet and Nepal $23.06 In Tibet and Nepal, gold jewelery has always been rare, a luxury limited to the wealthy and powerful.Jewelery reflected not only the owner's personal wealth, but also social and political status, whether worn by noblewomen or government officials, as well as the ancient cultural values of Hinduism and Buddhism. Gems and jewelery often served as metaphors for ideals of the faith, and Himala... |
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Treasure is Where You Find It... $29.95 Treasure Is Where You Find It, he 30 year Quest to Rescue the Lost Arsenal of Nepal, by Christian Cranmer. This is a full color narrative of the hunt to save the forgotten arsenal of the Royal Nepalese Gurkha Army. Stored in an old palace, Lagan Silekhana, since 1839 this was a 30 year quest completed in 2004 saving more than 50,000 antique firearms including over 150 cannon, most bronze and coun... |
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Plantsman in Nepal $33.00 In 1971 a small group of botanists and horticulturalists organised a three-month expedition to the Upper Arun Valley region of eastern Nepal, to collect seed and specimens of ornamental and economic plants, both wild and cultivated. This book chronicles the travels of the three-man horticultural team. The journey often followed little known tracks through some of the world s most dramatic and lo... |