An Abelam polychrome wooden yam-board
An Abelam polychrome wooden yam-board
An Abelam polychrome wooden yam-board.
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.
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.
Sepik figural wooden staff, Papua New Guinea
Sepik figural wooden staff, Papua New Guinea
A Sepik iron wood staff, the finial with two male figures and the shaft with finely carved abstract designs.
An old Blackwater River stone boundary marker with carved sprit face
An old Blackwater River stone boundary marker with carved sprit face
An old Blackwater River stone boundary marker with carved sprit face.
A Central Asmat bisj pole.
A Central Asmat bisj pole.
A Central Asmat bisj pole.
Pre Columbian pottery shallow vessel with painted designs
Pre Columbian pottery shallow vessel with painted designs
Pre Columbian pottery shallow vessel with painted designs in red, black and white pigments.
A stone Eye of Horus, Wadjet; represents the left eye of the moon, the healed eye
A stone Eye of Horus, Wadjet; represents the left eye of the moon, the healed eye
A stone Eye of Horus, Wadjet; represents the left eye of the moon, the healed eye.
Egyptian turquoise glazed faience amulet of Ptaikos (torso)
Egyptian turquoise glazed faience amulet of Ptaikos (torso)
Egyptian turquoise glazed faience amulet of Ptaikos (torso).
Turquoise glazed faience composition hippopotamus
Turquoise glazed faience composition hippopotamus
Turquoise glazed faience composition hippopotamus standing on a reed mat.
A Egyptian limestone amulet or seal
A Egyptian limestone amulet or seal
A Egyptian limestone amulet or seal. Said by Flinder-Petrie to depict "Power over property"
Egyptian silver hybrid amulet
Egyptian silver hybrid amulet
Egyptian silver hybrid amulet, with dwarf like body, bandy legs, closed bird wings; surmounted with crescent and full-moon.
A Chinese bronze hair bun adornment
A Chinese bronze hair bun adornment
A Chinese bronze hair bun adornment
A Chinese bronze hair bun adornment
A Chinese bronze hair bun adornment
A Chinese bronze hair bun adornment
Chinese silver hair comb
Chinese silver hair comb
Chinese silver hair comb.
A Ming Dynasty stone panel depicting an erotic scene.
A Ming Dynasty stone panel depicting an erotic scene.
A Ming Dynasty sandstone architectural panel depicting an erotic scene.
Islamic bone hairpin
Islamic bone hairpin
Islamic bone hairpin, with decorative terminal.
Han or earlier collection of fifteen jade and stone body pieces, ear plugs, nose plugs, eye coverings etc.
Han or earlier collection of fifteen jade and stone body pieces, ear plugs, nose plugs, eye coverings etc.
Han or earlier collection of fifteen jade and stone body pieces, ear plugs, nose plugs, eye coverings etc.
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 beautiful Bactrian bronze ornament in the form of a square with four open circles, the reverse with a delicately cast bird at each corner and central loop for suspension.
A beautiful Bactrian bronze ornament in the form of a square with four open circles, the reverse with a delicately cast bird at each corner and central loop for suspension.
A beautiful Bactrian bronze ornament in the form of a square with four open circles, the reverse with a delicately cast bird at each corner and central loop for suspension.
An early Bactrian granite object; carved indentations for bronze handle insert; precise function unknown.
An early Bactrian granite object; carved indentations for bronze handle insert; precise function unknown.
An early Bactrian granite object; carved indentations for bronze handle insert; precise function unknown.
Bactrian carved alabaster goblet
Bactrian carved alabaster goblet
Bactrian carved alabaster goblet.
Steppe culture bronze ornament in the form of a stag
Steppe culture bronze ornament in the form of a stag
A beautifully worked Steppe culture bronze ornament with openwork design in the form of a stag.
Steppe culture bronze stud in the form of an anthropomorphic figure
Steppe culture bronze stud in the form of an anthropomorphic figure
A Steppe culture bronze stud in with openwork design in the form of a stylised anthropomorphic figure.