A Greek bronze cauldron handle, cast in the form of a theatrical mask flanked by two Ionian palmettes.
A Greek bronze cauldron handle, cast in the form of a theatrical mask flanked by two Ionian palmettes.
A Greek bronze cauldron handle, cast in the form of a theatrical mask flanked by two Ionian palmettes.
Iron age fossilized coral, carved beads
Iron age fossilized coral, carved beads
Iron age fossilized coral, carved beads; temporarily strung into a necklace.
Iron age fossilized coral, carved beads
Iron age fossilized coral, carved beads
Iron age fossilized coral, carved beads; temporarily strung into a necklace.
Iron age fossilized coral, carved beads
Iron age fossilized coral, carved beads
Iron age fossilized coral, carved beads; temporarily strung into a necklace.
Bactrian figurative wet-stone
Bactrian figurative wet-stone
A Bactrian wet-stone, the finial in the form of a stylised human Janus head.
Bronze hairpin, Gilgit region, Karakoram Range, Central Asia
Bronze hairpin, Gilgit region, Karakoram Range, Central Asia
A beautiful bronze hairpin, the finial with highly elaborate symmetrical openwork design.
Bronze comb, Gilgit region, Karakoram Range, Central Asia
Bronze comb, Gilgit region, Karakoram Range, Central Asia
A bronze comb decorated with raised lozenge designs.
Han bronze mirror with bird and floral motif
Han bronze mirror with bird and floral motif
Han bronze mirror with bird and floral motif.
A Steppe culture horse's cheek piece fashioned from antler
A Steppe culture horse's cheek piece fashioned from antler
A Steppe culture horse's cheek piece fashioned from antler.
A Central Asmat bisj pole.
A Central Asmat bisj pole.
A Central Asmat bisj pole.
An old Blackwater River stone boundary marker with carved sprit face
An old Blackwater River stone boundary marker with carved sprit face
An old Blackwater River stone boundary marker with carved sprit face.
Sepik figural wooden staff, Papua New Guinea
Sepik figural wooden staff, Papua New Guinea
A Sepik iron wood staff, the finial with two male figures and the shaft with finely carved abstract designs.
Kwoma mindja figure, Washkuk Hills, Sepik River, New Guinea
Kwoma mindja figure, Washkuk Hills, Sepik River, New Guinea
A Kwoma painted wooden mindja cult figure, used in yam harvest ceremony.
Large Abelam spirit figure from a men's house
Large Abelam spirit figure from a men's house
A large and impressive Abelam male spirit figure from a men's house, with extensive polychrome pigments.
An Abelam polychrome wooden yam-board
An Abelam polychrome wooden yam-board
An Abelam polychrome wooden yam-board.
Papuan Gulf wooden Kakame figure
Papuan Gulf wooden Kakame figure
Papuan Gulf wooden Kakame figure.
An impressive Nukuma female cult figure, nogwi
An impressive Nukuma female cult figure, nogwi
An impressive Nukuma female cult figure, nogwi.
Baule male statue, Ivory Coast - RESERVED
Baule male statue, Ivory Coast - RESERVED
An old Baule wooden statue of a seated male figure.
Baule female statue, Ivory Coast - RESERVED
Baule female statue, Ivory Coast - RESERVED
An old Baule wooden statue of a seated female figure, nursing a child.
A Yoruba wooden seated female figure
A Yoruba wooden seated female figure
A Yoruba wooden seated female figure.
A Dogon wooden seated female figure
A Dogon wooden seated female figure
A Dogon wooden seated female figure, in front of her feat stands a miniature second figure.
A large Baga ceremonial initiation mask.
A large Baga ceremonial initiation mask.
A large Baga ceremonial initiation mask.
A Bamana figurative door lock
A Bamana figurative door lock
A Bamana figurative door lock.
A Baga snake figure.
A Baga snake figure.
A Baga snake figure. Carved from hard wood, with applied pigment decoration.