A large old Asmat carved drum; remnant red and white pigment.
A large old Asmat carved drum; remnant red and white pigment.
A large old Asmat carved drum; remnant red and white pigment.
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.
A large old Marind-Anim drum decorated with carved abstract designs.
A large old Marind-Anim drum decorated with carved abstract designs.
A large old Marind-Anim drum decorated with carved abstract designs.
A fantastic Ramu River cermonial slit gong drum
A fantastic Ramu River cermonial slit gong drum
A fantastic Ramu River cermonial slit gong drum, displaying red and white pigment, and spirit faced terminal
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.
Asmat drum
Asmat drum
An Asmat drum with abstract incised and relief carving on the body; the handle with openwork carving in the form of a sequence of three birds and curvilinear forms possibly representing snakes.
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.
A Vietnamese silver ear ornament
A Vietnamese silver ear ornament
A Vietnamese silver ear ornament.
Finely carved green stone couple in symplegma
Finely carved green stone couple in symplegma
Finely carved green stone couple in symplegma.
Egyptian serpentine eroticon depicting a seated figure, Late period
Egyptian serpentine eroticon depicting a seated figure, Late period
Egyptian serpentine eroticon depicting a seated figure gazing forwards, both hands supporting a cylindrical vessel that rests on his oversized, erect phallus.
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.
An Islamic silver armlet with three hinged panels, engraved with benedictory inscription in Arabic calligraphy.
An Islamic silver armlet with three hinged panels, engraved with benedictory inscription in Arabic calligraphy.
An Islamic silver armlet with three hinged panels, engraved with benedictory inscription in Arabic calligraphy.
Chinese silver hair comb
Chinese silver hair comb
Chinese silver hair comb.
A Chinese silver gilded race trophy, features repousse work, and mythical creatures
A Chinese silver gilded race trophy, features repousse work, and mythical creatures
A Chinese silver gilded race trophy, features repousse work, and mythical creatures.
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.
Chinese silver hair comb
Chinese silver hair comb
Chinese silver hair comb.
Chinese silver hair comb
Chinese silver hair comb
Chinese silver hair comb.
Pair of Persian silver earrings with garnet inlay
Pair of Persian silver earrings with garnet inlay
Pair of Persian silver earrings with garnet inlay
Pair of Pashtun silver tribal earrings with turquoise and coral beads
Pair of Pashtun silver tribal earrings with turquoise and coral beads
Pair of Pashtun silver tribal earrings with turquoise and coral beads
Pair of Pashtun silver tribal earrings with coral beads
Pair of Pashtun silver tribal earrings with coral beads
Pair of Pashtun silver tribal earrings with coral beads
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 Bactrian gold ear ornament in the form of a stylized ram's
A Bactrian gold ear ornament in the form of a stylized ram's
A Bactrian gold ear ornament in the form of a stylized ram's head.