A Roman silver ring the garnet bezel depicting a lion.

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

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

Indus Valley aragonite bead in the form of a rat.

A Dong Son bronze mask, surmounted by a bulls head cast in relief.

A Bactrian lapis lazuli carving of a large recumbent feline. The blue lapis can be clearly seen in the breaks of the animals forepaws.

A Chandraketugarh clay disc depicting a monkey with bowl.

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.

Bactrian bronze figure of a horse; underside with linear design seal

Old Babylonian clay tablet with cuneiform inscription

Islamic brass bowl with benedictory writing.

Islamic brass bowl with benedictory text

An Islamic steatite mould with calligraphy.

Gandharan clay mould of an elephant with up-turned trunk

Gandharan clay mold of a lion bust

Indus Valley fossilised shell bird