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b e . I t i s n o e x a g g e r a t i o n t o s a y t h a t t h e s i l k ro a d l a i d t h e

f o u n d a t i o n s f o r m o d e r n i t y a s w e k n o w i t .

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c o l l e c t i o n a re o n l y T h a s s o s , C a l a c a t t a , C a r r a r a , B a rd i g l i o , a n d N e ro

M a rq u i n a , e n a b l i n g c l i e n t s t o e a s i l y i m a g i n e t h e t h o u s a n d s o f c o l o r

c o m b i n a t i o n s N e w R a v e n n a c a n re n d e r i n b o t h s t o n e a n d g l a s s .

We i n v i t e y o u t o l e t y o u r m i n d ’s e y e w a n d e r a s y o u v i s u a l i z e t h e s e

e n d l e s s p o s s i b i l i t i e s .

Silk Road

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Jacqueline in Thassos #NRJFJACQUEL

Seine in Calacatta and Nero Marquina #NRJFSEINE

Maharaja 1 in Calacatta and Nero Marquina #NRJFMAHA1 Maharaja 2 in Calacatta and Thassos #NRJFMAHA2

Connecting Circles in Calacatta and Nero #NRJFCONNCIR

Jacqueline Vine in Thassos #NRJFJACQVIN

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Jacqueline Vine shown in tumbled Thassos

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Katie in Calacatta and Thassos #NRJFKATIE Djinn in Calacatta #NRJFDJINN

Pembroke Calacatta, Nero, and Thassos #NRJFPEMBROKE Dervish in Calacatta #NRJFDERV

Tamara in Carrara and Thassos #NRJTAMARAAnisa in Calacatta #NRJFANISA

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Waverly in Thassos and Calacatta #NRJFWAVERLY Raj in Thassos and Calacatta #NRJFRAJ

Fiona in Calacatta and Thassos #NRJFFIONA

Sophie in Thassos and Calacatta #NRJFSOPHIE

Parker in Calacatta and Bardiglio #NRFPARKER

Chatham 2 in Calacatta #NRJFCHATHAM2

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Solid Ovals in Calacatta and Nero #NRJFSOLOVLS

Edie 1 Thassos, Carrara, Nero and Bardiglio #NRJFEDIE1 Paisley Vine in jewel glass #NRFGPAISVINE

Suzani in jewel glass #NRFGSUZAN

Kasbah in Thassos, Carrara and Bardiglio #NRFKASBEddies in Nero, Bardiglio, Carrara #NRFEDDIES

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Tatewaku in Calacatta and Gasgone Blue #NRFTATEW

Oasis in Calacatta and Thassos #NRJFOASIS

Nami in Carrara and Bardiglio #NRFNAMI

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Fairfax 1 in Calacatta and Thassos #NRFFAIRFAX1

Maharaja Stripe 1 in Calacatta and Thassos #NRJFMAST1 Chatham 1 Bardiglio and Calacatta #NRJFCHATHAM1

Fairfax 2 in Calacatta and Thassos #NRFFAIRFAX2Danube in Thassos, Calcatta, Bardiglio #NRJFDANUBE

Ganesha in Calacatta #NRJFGANESHA

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Arabella in Carrara and Thassos #NRFARABELLA

Marabel in Thassos and Calacatta #NRFMARABEL

Ursula in Carrara, Calacatta, Bardiglio #NRJFURSULA

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2” Christopher in Nero Marquina, Carrara, Thassos and Bardiglio #NRBCHRIS2

3” Chatham in Calacatta #NRJBCHATHAM3

3 5/8” Ursula in Calacatta, Thassos and Bardiglio #NRJBURSULA35/8

4” Jacqueline in Thassos #NRJBJACQ4

4 1/4” Katie in Calacatta and Nero Marquina #NRJBKATIE41/4

4 3/4” Edie Chain in Bardiglio, Carrara, Thassos and Nero Marquina #NRJBEDIECH43/4

6” Arabella in Carrara and Thassos #NRBARABELLA6

5 7/8” Christopher in Nero Marquina, Carrara, Thassos and Bardiglio #NRBCHRIS57/8

5” Maharaja Stripe in Calacatta and Thassos #NRBMAHSTR5

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2 1/2 “ Fairfax in Calacatta and Thassos #NRBFAIR21/2

3 1/2” Fiona in Calacatta and Thassos #NRJBFIONA31/2

3 3/4” Strap in Thassos, Nero Marquin and Bardiglio #NRJBSTRAP33/4

4 1/2” Edie Flowers in Bardiglio, Thassos, Nero Marquina and Calacatta #NRJBEDIEFL41/2

4 5/8” Tamara in Nero Marquina and Thassos #NRJBTAM45/8

5” Chatham in Carrara and Thassos #NRJBCHATHAM5

5” Parker in Calacatta and Bardiglio #NRBPARKER5

6” Danube in Carrara, Nero Marquina, Bardiglio #NRJBDANUBE6

5 15/16” Fairfax in Calacatta and Thassos #NRBFAIR515/16

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6” Marabel in Thassos and Calacatta #NRBMARAB6

6 1/2” Linking Circles in Calacatta and Nero Marquina #NRJBLNKCIR61/2

6 3/4” Maharaja in Calacatta and Nero Marquina #NRJBMAHA63/4

7” Djinn in Calacatta #NRJBDJINN7

8” Jacqueline in Thassos #NRJBJACQ8

8 9/16” Pembroke in Calacatta, Thassos and Nero Marquina #NRJBPEMB89/16

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6 1/4” Quilt in Calacatta, Bardiglio and Nero Marquina #NRBQUILT61/4

6 1/2 “ Vincent in Calacatta and Thassos #NRJBVINCE61/2

7 1/8” Seine in Calacatta and Nero Marquina #NRJBSEINE71/8

6 3/4” Maharaja Stripe in Calacatta and Thassos #NRBMAHSTR63/4

8” Waverly in Thassos and Calacatta #NRJBWAVERLY8

10 3/8 “ Windsor in Bardiglio and Calacatta #NRJBWIND103/8

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