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.
An Asmat spirit costume, jipae.
An Asmat spirit costume, jipae.
An Asmat spirit costume, jipae.
An Asmat spirit costume, jipae.
An Asmat spirit costume, jipae.
An Asmat spirit costume, jipae.
An old Asmat ceremonial spear
An old Asmat ceremonial spear
An old Asmat ceremonial spear.
A spectacular West Asmat woven spirit costume, jipae.
A spectacular West Asmat woven spirit costume, jipae.
A spectacular West Asmat woven spirit costume, jipae.
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.
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.
A Central Asmat bisj pole.
A Central Asmat bisj pole.
A Central Asmat bisj pole.
New Guinea wooden adze with cane binding and iron blade
New Guinea wooden adze with cane binding and iron blade
New Guinea wooden adze with cane binding and iron blade.
Three Romano-Egyptian leather fragments with Demotic inscriptions in ink.
Three Romano-Egyptian leather fragments with Demotic inscriptions in ink.
Three Romano-Egyptian leather fragments with Demotic inscriptions in ink.
A Coptic flax textile fragment with red dyed woolen embroidery
A Coptic flax textile fragment with red dyed woolen embroidery
A Coptic flax textile fragment with red dyed woolen embroidery.
A Coptic linen and wool tunic fragment embroidered with three human figures
A Coptic linen and wool tunic fragment embroidered with three human figures
A Coptic linen and wool tunic fragment embroidered with three human figures.
Coptic cotton and wool textile embroidered fragments
Coptic cotton and wool textile embroidered fragments
Coptic cotton and wool textile embroidered fragments.
A Coptic flax textile fragment with red dyed woolen embroidery
A Coptic flax textile fragment with red dyed woolen embroidery
A Coptic flax textile fragment with red dyed woolen embroidery.
Coptic leather fragment of shoe sole with text in ink
Coptic leather fragment of shoe sole with text in ink
Coptic leather fragment of shoe sole with text in ink.
Coptic leather sandals, 4th-6th century AD
Coptic leather sandals, 4th-6th century AD
A pair of Coptic leather sandals belonging to a child.
Beautiful Japanese Furisode turquoise silk kimono
Beautiful Japanese Furisode turquoise silk kimono
Beautiful Japanese Furisode turquoise silk kimono
Beautiful Japanese Furisode black and red silk kimono
Beautiful Japanese Furisode black and red silk kimono
Beautiful Japanese Furisode black and red silk kimono
Islamic engraved silver ring with black stone bezel showing benedictory text from the Koran
Islamic engraved silver ring with black stone bezel showing benedictory text from the Koran
Islamic engraved silver ring with black stone bezel showing benedictory text from the Koran
Indo-Greek silver ring, haematite bezel with head of a noblewoman
Indo-Greek silver ring, haematite bezel with head of a noblewoman
Indo-Greek silver ring, haematite bezel with head of a noblewoman.
Bactrian Indo-Greek silver signet ring of the monarch Eukratides.
Bactrian Indo-Greek silver signet ring of the monarch Eukratides.
Bactrian Indo-Greek silver signet ring of the monarch Eukratides.
Indo-Greek bronze ring with garnet bezel
Indo-Greek bronze ring with garnet bezel
An Indo-Greek bronze ring garnet bezel depicting a dancing female.
Indus Valley seal ring with unicorn and script
Indus Valley seal ring with unicorn and script
A large bronze ring set with a black hardstone bezel with a fine intaglio engraving of a unicorn facing an altar, with three signs from the Indus Valley script in the field.
A superb Indo Greek solid silver ring with stamp seal of head in profile, possibly Diodotus II
A superb Indo Greek solid silver ring with stamp seal of head in profile, possibly Diodotus II
A superb Indo Greek solid silver ring with stamp seal of head in profile, possibly Diodotus II. The last images showing the now cleaned bezel.