Bactrian wet stone with rams head
Bactrian wet stone with rams head
An elegant Bactrian wet-stone, the stone finial carved in the form of a rams head, the spiral shaped horns are silver wire braised onto the head using bronze.
Bactrian bronze claw mace head
Bactrian bronze claw mace head
Bactrian bronze claw mace head.
Gandharan bone figurine of the goddess Quan yin
Gandharan bone figurine of the goddess Quan yin
A finely carved Gandharan bone figurine of the goddess of mercy Quan yin.
Indus Valley lead seal with zebu bull and script
Indus Valley lead seal with zebu bull and script
A Harappan lead seal with design of zebu bull and row of signs from the Indus Valley script.
Indus Valley lead seal with unicorn and script
Indus Valley lead seal with unicorn and script
A Harappan lead seal with design of unicorn, ritual offering stand and row of signs from the Indus Valley script.
Indus Valley stone seal with unicorn and script
Indus Valley stone seal with unicorn and script
A Harappan steatite seal engraved with unicorn, ritual offering stand and row of signs from the Indus Valley script.
Bactrian double-sided copper seal with winged beasts
Bactrian double-sided copper seal with winged beasts
A Bactrian double-sided copper seal with designs of a human-headed sphinx and canine; lateral drill hole for suspension.
Bactrian double-sided copper seal with winged beasts
Bactrian double-sided copper seal with winged beasts
A Bactrian double-sided copper seal with designs of mythical winged beasts on each side; lateral drill hole for suspension (now blocked).
Bactrian copper cylinder seal with mounted hunter and animals
Bactrian copper cylinder seal with mounted hunter and animals
A Bactrian copper cylinder seal engraved with a frieze of animals and a hunter on horseback.
Gandharan bone bead in the form of a Stupa with Buddha's and Bodhisattva's
Gandharan bone bead in the form of a Stupa with Buddha's and Bodhisattva's
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.
Gandharan bone bead in the form of a Stupa with Buddha's and Bodhisattva's
Gandharan bone bead in the form of a Stupa with Buddha's and Bodhisattva's
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.
Gandharan bone bead depicting a seated Buddha flanked by attendants
Gandharan bone bead depicting a seated Buddha flanked by attendants
A Gandharan bone bead depicting a seated Buddha flanked by attendants.
Gandharan miniature bone plaque with two seated Buddha's
Gandharan miniature bone plaque with two seated Buddha's
A Gandharan miniature bone plaque the front surface decorated with two seated Buddha's.
Persian agate seal engraved with a winged gazelle
Persian agate seal engraved with a winged gazelle
A Persian banded agate domed stamp seal, the underside finely engraved with a winged gazelle and star in the field; lateral drill hole for suspension.
A Bactrian stamp seal depicting a goddess with male worshippers.
A Bactrian stamp seal depicting a goddess with male worshippers.
A Bactrian grey hard-stone stamp seal depicting a goddess with two male worshippers.
Early Mesopotamian marble seal with animal figures
Early Mesopotamian marble seal with animal figures
An early Mesopotamian red veined marble stamp seal.
Aragonite cylinder seal
Aragonite cylinder seal
Aragonite cylinder seal, contest scene with mythical beasts.
Variegated brown hard stone cylinder seal
Variegated brown hard stone cylinder seal
Variegated brown hard stone cylinder seal, mistress of animals with rearing mythical beast.
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"
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.
Bactrian or Iranian aragonite finial, poppy form
Bactrian or Iranian aragonite finial, poppy form
Bactrian or Iranian aragonite finial from a hairpin, carved in the form of a poppy seed and with incised linear design.
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)
Indus Valley faience bead seal
Indus Valley faience bead seal
An Indus Valley turquoise glazed faience bead seal of conical form with flattened top, the exterior surface with a complex meandering curvilinear design, the abstract forms possibly representing
Indus Valley limestone cylindrical bead seal with human figure and animals
Indus Valley limestone cylindrical bead seal with human figure and animals
An Indus Valley limestone cylindrical bead seal, engraved with a scene of running animals and central human figure holding a large stone aloft.