Palau wooden staff, Micronesia
Palau wooden staff, Micronesia
A Palau wooden staff with abstract carving below the terminal.
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.
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.
A Konyak Naga rain shield
A Konyak Naga rain shield
A Naga headhunter rain shield, made of interwoven cain and fiber.
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.
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.
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.
An Egyptian Predynastic flint stone scraper
An Egyptian Predynastic flint stone scraper
An Egyptian Predynastic flint stone scraper
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
Gandharan grey schist stupa fragment depicting a pair of wrestlers flanked by attendants below a frieze of acanthus leaves
Gandharan grey schist stupa fragment depicting a pair of wrestlers flanked by attendants below a frieze of acanthus leaves
Gandharan grey schist stupa fragment depicting a pair of wrestlers flanked by attendants below a frieze of acanthus leaves
Indus valley stone hedgehog amulet.
Indus valley stone hedgehog amulet.
Indus valley stone hedgehog amulet.
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)
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.
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.
Bactrian green-grey schist ritual object in tiger tooth shape
Bactrian green-grey schist ritual object in tiger tooth shape
Bactrian green-grey schist ritual object in tiger tooth shape.
An Egyptian Predynastic flint stone scraper
An Egyptian Predynastic flint stone scraper
An Egyptian Predynastic flint stone scraper
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.
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.
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.
Bactrian hardstone amulet of a tiger, 2nd millennium BC
Bactrian hardstone amulet of a tiger, 2nd millennium BC
A Bactrian hardstone amulet carved in the form of a tiger. Perforated for suspension.
A Ming Dynasty stone panel depicting an erotic scene.
A Ming Dynasty stone panel depicting an erotic scene.
A Ming Dynasty sandstone architectural panel depicting an erotic scene.
Volcanic grey Stone "Nursing mother" (susu mother)
Volcanic grey Stone "Nursing mother" (susu mother)
Volcanic grey Stone "Nursing mother" (susu mother)
Bactrian limestone chalice
Bactrian limestone chalice
Bactrian limestone chalice
A Gandharan grey schist fragment depicting a soldier smiting an enemy
A Gandharan grey schist fragment depicting a soldier smiting an enemy
A Gandharan grey schist fragment depicting a soldier smiting an enemy.