Indus Valley steatite bead amulet with bird and abstract flower design on reverse.

Indus Valley steatite bead amulet with eagle and abstract flower design on reverse.

Bactrian stone loom weight bead, the outer surface decorated with incised motif.

Bactrian stone loom weight bead, the outer surface decorated with incised motif.

Indus Valley aragonite bead in the form of a rat.

A faceted, hollow bone bead, each of the four sides superbly carved in high relief with animal designs, including owls, scorpion, spider and cockerel.

A Gandharan bone pendant bead, the top register depicting four seated Buddha's, the centre with four Bodhisattva's, above four lotus flowers on the base.

A Gandharan bone pendant bead, the top register depicting four seated Buddha's, the centre with four Bodhisattva's, above four lotus flowers on the base.

A Roman to Islamic "Gabri" glass bead necklace.

A Roman to Islamic "Gabri" glass bead necklace.

A Bactrian copper cylinder seal depicting a frieze of running animals.

A Bactrian copper or bronze barrel-shaped bead seal.

A Bactrian copper bead seal, the engraving depicting a running ibex, on the obverse a man hunting a snake.

A Bactrian copper bead seal, the engraving depicting a quadruped possibly a mongoose attacking a scorpion.

A Bactrian copper bead seal, the engraving depicting a running horse and centipedes.

A Bactrian copper bead seal, the engraving depicting two mythological winged horses