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.
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
Indus Valley steatite pendant talisman with magic symbols
Indus Valley steatite pendant talisman with magic symbols
Indus Valley steatite pendant talisman with magic symbols incised on each of the four facets; perforated for suspension.
Four Egyptian Predynastic flint stone scraper & needles
Four Egyptian Predynastic flint stone scraper & needles
Four Egyptian Predynastic flint stone scraper & needles
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)
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
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.
A Dogon wooden janiform ancestor figure
A Dogon wooden janiform ancestor figure
A Dogon wooden janiform ancestor figure.
Kwoma mindja figure, Washkuk Hills, Sepik River, New Guinea
Kwoma mindja figure, Washkuk Hills, Sepik River, New Guinea
A Kwoma painted wooden mindja cult figure, used in yam harvest ceremony.
An ancient Sub-Saharan terracotta zoomorphic figure with simian features
An ancient Sub-Saharan terracotta zoomorphic figure with simian features
An ancient Sub-Saharan terracotta zoomorphic figure with simian features
Archaic Dogon stone fetish figure, Mali
Archaic Dogon stone fetish figure, Mali
A Dogon anthropomorphic stone fetish figure with raised decoration in the form of stylised female physical features.
A Dogon wooden female figure
A Dogon wooden female figure
A Dogon wooden female figure.
An extremely old Bamoun or Tikar ceramic house figure
An extremely old Bamoun or Tikar ceramic house figure
An extremely old Bamoun or Tikar ceramic house figure.
A Dogon wooden seated female figure
A Dogon wooden seated female figure
A Dogon wooden seated female figure, in front of her feat stands a miniature second figure.
An archaic Dogon stone fetish with anthropomorphic features
An archaic Dogon stone fetish with anthropomorphic features
An archaic Dogon stone fetish with anthropomorphic features.
Large Abelam spirit figure from a men's house
Large Abelam spirit figure from a men's house
A large and impressive Abelam male spirit figure from a men's house, with extensive polychrome pigments.
An ancient Sub-Saharan terracotta figure of a woman giving birth
An ancient Sub-Saharan terracotta figure of a woman giving birth
An ancient Sub-Saharan terracotta figure of a woman giving birth.
Dogon wooden figure of a Muslim colonial
Dogon wooden figure of a Muslim colonial
Dogon wooden figure of a Muslim colonial.
Dogon bronze equestrian figure with male and female
Dogon bronze equestrian figure with male and female
A Dogon bronze equestrian figure with male rider and female companion, probably representing a newly married couple.
Baule male ancestor statue, Ivory Coast
Baule male ancestor statue, Ivory Coast
An old Baule male ancestor figure.
An archaic Dogon stone fetish figure.
An archaic Dogon stone fetish figure.
An archaic Dogon stone fetish figure.
An Abelam polychrome wooden yam-board
An Abelam polychrome wooden yam-board
An Abelam polychrome wooden yam-board.
A large Tharu wooden ancestor figure.
A large Tharu wooden ancestor figure.
A large Tharu wooden ancestor figure.
Dogon bronze figure of a seated male
Dogon bronze figure of a seated male
A Dogon bronze figure of a seated male, portrayed cross-legged with arms crossed at the chest.