facetted ring

См. также в других словарях:

• South Asian arts — Literary, performing, and visual arts of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka. Myths of the popular gods, Vishnu and Shiva, in the Puranas (ancient tales) and the Mahabharata and Ramayana epics, supply material for representational and… …   Universalium

• Watch — For other uses, see Watch (disambiguation). Early wrist watch by Waltham, worn by soldiers in World War I (Deutsches Uhrenmuseum, Inv. 47 3352) A watch is a small timepiece, typically worn either on the wrist or attached on a chain and carried in …   Wikipedia

• Expressionist architecture — in Barcelonaby Antoni Gaudi 1906 10] Expressionist architecture was an architectural movement that developed in Europe during the first decades of the 20th century in parallel with the expressionist visual and performing arts. The term… …   Wikipedia

• hymenopteran — /huy meuh nop teuhr euhn/, adj. 1. hymenopterous. n. 2. Also, hymenopter. a hymenopterous insect. [1875 80; HYMENOPTER + AN] * * * ▪ insect Introduction   any member of the third largest and perhaps the most beneficial to humans of all insect… …   Universalium

• metalwork — metalworker, n. /met l werrk /, n. objects made of metal. [1840 50; METAL + WORK] * * * Useful and decorative objects fashioned of various metals. The oldest technique is hammering. After с 2500 BC, casting was also used, molten metal being… …   Universalium

• Erfurt Treasure — The Erfurt Treasure is a hoard of coins, goldsmith s work and jewelry that belonged to a Jewish family, who secreted them hastily in Erfurt during the time of the Black Death. The pieces were never recovered until they were found in 1998, quite… …   Wikipedia

• Scharoun, Hans (Bernhard) — ▪ German architect born Sept. 20, 1893, Bremen, Ger. died Nov. 25, 1972, West Berlin       German architect who was closely associated with modern architectural movements of the 1920s, much later producing his best known work, the hall for the… …   Universalium