Dani adze with stone blade, West Papua
Dani adze with stone blade, West Papua
A large, heavy old Dani adze with stone blade and wooden handle.
An old Naga headhunter ceremonial mithun horn drinking vessel
An old Naga headhunter ceremonial mithun horn drinking vessel
An old Naga headhunter ceremonial mithun horn drinking vessel.
An old and impressively decorated Lake Sentani ceremonial food bowl, the form exceptionally shallow.
An old and impressively decorated Lake Sentani ceremonial food bowl, the form exceptionally shallow.
An old and impressively decorated Lake Sentani ceremonial food bowl, the form exceptionally shallow.
A Konyak Naga rain shield
A Konyak Naga rain shield
A Naga headhunter rain shield, made of interwoven cain and fiber.
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.
Palau wooden staff, Micronesia
Palau wooden staff, Micronesia
A Palau wooden staff with abstract carving below the terminal.
A Naga headhunter's woven head-taking basket, decorated with bird tails & monkey head
A Naga headhunter's woven head-taking basket, decorated with bird tails & monkey head
A Naga headhunter's woven head-taking basket, decorated with bird tails & monkey head.
A Gandharan grey schist relief fragment putti among flower garland
A Gandharan grey schist relief fragment putti among flower garland
A Gandharan grey schist relief fragment putti among flower garland.
Indus Valley steatite pendant talisman with magic symbols
Indus Valley steatite pendant talisman with magic symbols
Indus Valley steatite pendant talisman with magic symbols incised on each of the four facets; perforated for suspension.
Bactrian carved alabaster goblet
Bactrian carved alabaster goblet
Bactrian carved alabaster goblet.
Gandharan grey schist cosmetic palette
Gandharan grey schist cosmetic palette
Gandharan grey schist cosmetic palette, the upper half with a sea nymph atop a sea monster.
A Bactrian black stone scabbard chape.
A Bactrian black stone scabbard chape.
A Bactrian black stone scabbard chape decorated with different coloured stone inlays (now mostly absent)
Four Egyptian Predynastic flint stone scrapers & needles
Four Egyptian Predynastic flint stone scrapers & needles
Four Egyptian Predynastic flint stone scrapers & needles
An early Bactrian granite object; carved indentations for bronze handle insert; precise function unknown.
An early Bactrian granite object; carved indentations for bronze handle insert; precise function unknown.
An early Bactrian granite object; carved indentations for bronze handle insert; precise function unknown.
Gandharan grey schist fragment depicting figures among garland
Gandharan grey schist fragment depicting figures among garland
Gandharan grey schist fragment depicting three figures among garland.
Bactrian or Iranian aragonite finial, poppy form
Bactrian or Iranian aragonite finial, poppy form
Bactrian or Iranian aragonite finial from a hairpin, carved in the form of a poppy seed and with incised linear design.
Four Egyptian Predynastic flint stone scrapers & needles
Four Egyptian Predynastic flint stone scrapers & needles
Four Egyptian Predynastic flint stone scrapers & needles
A Gandharan grey schist fragment depicting a figure standing within a Naiskos
A Gandharan grey schist fragment depicting a figure standing within a Naiskos
A Gandharan grey schist fragment depicting a figure standing within a Naiskos.
A Chinese Neolithic stone mortar
A Chinese Neolithic stone mortar
A Chinese Neolithic stone mortar. Lovely naturalistic form carved form a river pebble, definite signs of extensive use.
A schist palette, of spatulate form, with a shallow, rectangular recess at the centre
A schist palette, of spatulate form, with a shallow, rectangular recess at the centre
A schist palette, of spatulate form, with a shallow, rectangular recess at the centre; at either end are finely carved representations in low relief of the busts of two bearded males with highly
Ancient stone spiritual communication bowl "Wahgi" area Western highlands.
Ancient stone spiritual communication bowl "Wahgi" area Western highlands.
Ancient stone spiritual communication bowl "Wahgi" area Western highlands.
A Gandhara sandstone figure of a female attendant
A Gandhara sandstone figure of a female attendant
A Gandhara sandstone figure of a female attendant.
Bactrian limestone chalice
Bactrian limestone chalice
Bactrian limestone chalice
Four Egyptian Predynastic flint stone scraper & needles
Four Egyptian Predynastic flint stone scraper & needles
Four Egyptian Predynastic flint stone scraper & needles