Himalayan agate "Muk Lik" sheep eye bead

Hasanlu miniature faience disc shaped beads strung as a necklace

Hasanlu miniature faience disc shaped beads strung as a necklace

Hardstone bead seal, the underside engraved with a mythological creature

Group of six Persian lapis beads in form of birds.

Greater Persian jet beads necklace.

Gandharan ivory lidded kohl container with bronze applicator. The sides of the vessel with ribbed designs.

Gandharan carved bone bottle, the top depicting a reclining noblewoman flanked by attendants above figures surrounded by vegetation.

A finely carved Gandharan bone figurine of the goddess of mercy Quan yin.

A Gandharan bone pendant bead, the top register depicting four seated Buddha's, the centre with four Bodhisattva's, above four lotus flowers on the base.

A Gandharan bone bead depicting a seated Buddha flanked by attendants.

A Gandharan hollow, faceted bone amulet, the four sides with finely rendered relief carvings of female worshippers.

A Gandharan bone amulet carved with a series of monkey figures in high relief; small holes for suspension drilled at both ends.

Fossilised Woolly Mammoth bone - Siberia

Exquisite Bactrian lozenge shaped steatite bead, engraved with a fern pattern on one surface and abstract design on the other.

An Ethiopian tribal bead necklace, comprised of glass and metal beads with superb, large ivory disc as the central pendant element.