An old Mendi war shield.

A Southern Highlands shield.

Superb old Eastern Highlands war shield with white ochre decoration, cane binding, cassowary feathers and incised lines.

A Southern Highlands shield. Decorated in red, white and black trade paint with diamond design. Rope handle on reverse

An old Highlands war shield, the anterior surface decorated with pecked designs.

A North Queensland rainforest wooden shield

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.

Old Babylonian clay tablet with cuneiform inscription

An Islamic silver armlet with three hinged panels, engraved with benedictory inscription in Arabic calligraphy.

A Pair of Mesopotamian clay fragmentary tablets with cuneiform inscription

Mesopotamian clay fragmentary tablet with cuneiform inscription

Islamic brass bowl with benedictory writing.

An Indian bronze inkwell

Fired clay ring with Northwest Semitic script

A Harappan lead seal with design of unicorn, ritual offering stand and row of signs from the Indus Valley script.

Mesopotamian clay fragmentary tablet with cuneiform inscription