Salt on Mina Mina, by Dorothy Napangardi
Salt on Mina Mina, by Dorothy Napangardi
Dorothy Napangardi (Warlpiri people)
Gandharan carved bone bottle depicting a noblewoman flanked by attendants
Gandharan carved bone bottle depicting a noblewoman flanked by attendants
Gandharan carved bone bottle, the top depicting a reclining noblewoman flanked by attendants above figures surrounded by vegetation.
A Mongolian bone bead decorated with brass and enamel
A Mongolian bone bead decorated with brass and enamel
A Mongolian bone bead decorated with brass and enamel.
An Eskimo Inuit fossil walrus ivory carving depicting a frog.
An Eskimo Inuit fossil walrus ivory carving depicting a frog.
An Eskimo Inuit fossil walrus ivory carving depicting a frog.
A group of 16 (sixteen) Neolithic period cowrie shells, used as currency.
A group of 16 (sixteen) Neolithic period cowrie shells, used as currency.
A group of 16 (sixteen) Neolithic period cowrie shells, used as currency.
Carved bone figurine of a mother goddess. Taxila
Carved bone figurine of a mother goddess. Taxila
Carved bone figurine of a mother goddess.
Gandharan bone amulet carved with monkey figures
Gandharan bone amulet carved with monkey figures
A Gandharan bone amulet carved with a series of monkey figures in high relief; small holes for suspension drilled at both ends.
Islamic bone hairpin
Islamic bone hairpin
Islamic bone hairpin, with linear motif.
A Mughal wood and bone jewellery chest
A Mughal wood and bone jewellery chest
A Mughal wood and bone jewellery chest
A Shunga ivory carving with a dancer
A Shunga ivory carving with a dancer
A Shunga ivory carving with a dancer
A pre-ban ivory graduated bead necklace.
A pre-ban ivory graduated bead necklace.
A pre-ban ivory graduated bead necklace.
A fine pair of ancient Central Asian fossilised shell beads
A fine pair of ancient Central Asian fossilised shell beads
A fine pair of ancient Central Asian fossilised shell beads
Bactrian fossilised shell bead of a female head
Bactrian fossilised shell bead of a female head
Bactrian fossilised shell bead of a female head
A fragment from a very old Solomons grave ornament, barava, fashioned from fossilized shell.
A fragment from a very old Solomons grave ornament, barava, fashioned from fossilized shell.
A fragment from a very old Solomons grave ornament, barava, fashioned from fossilized shell.
A Siberian Yupic antler carving of a fish
A Siberian Yupic antler carving of a fish
A Siberian Yupic antler carving of a fish sculpted from antler with arching back,
A Mandau Dayak sword with a deer antler or horn hilt
A Mandau Dayak sword with a deer antler or horn hilt
A Dayak Mandau sword
Ethiopian tribal bead necklace with large ivory disc
Ethiopian tribal bead necklace with large ivory disc
An Ethiopian tribal bead necklace, comprised of glass and metal beads with superb, large ivory disc as the central pendant element.
Persian shell bracelet
Persian shell bracelet
A shell bangle carved from a section of tridacna (clam) shell from the Persian Gulf, the exterior surface with an incised motif of dotted circles which form an interlinking endless knot design.
An Upper Indus Valley bone pectoral ornament
An Upper Indus Valley bone pectoral ornament
An Upper Indus Valley pectoral ornament fashioned from a large, flattish section of animal bone, the upper surface of the slightly convex form filled with a striking, incised figural design featuring
Two Neolithic fossilised shell burial ornaments (earrings)
Two Neolithic fossilised shell burial ornaments (earrings)
Two Neolithic fossilised shell burial ornaments (earrings) similar in type to those excavated at Non Mak La, Lopburi region, Thailand.
Carved bone figurine of a mother goddess. Taxila
Carved bone figurine of a mother goddess. Taxila
Carved bone figurine of a mother goddess.
Indus Valley bone figurine in the form of a standing female
Indus Valley bone figurine in the form of a standing female
A bone figurine in the form of a standing female, portrayed with her arms together beneath her exposed breasts; her facial details are carved in low relief, while the details of her elaborate
Islamic bone hairpin
Islamic bone hairpin
Islamic bone hairpin with linear motif.
Gandharan bone pyxis depicting a seated Buddha flanked by attendants
Gandharan bone pyxis depicting a seated Buddha flanked by attendants
A Gandharan lidded bone pyxis. The entire body decorated with a seated Buddha flanked by a procession of attendants ahead of a caparisoned elephant with Mahout.