Bronze hairpin, Gilgit region, Karakoram Range, Central Asia
Bronze hairpin, Gilgit region, Karakoram Range, Central Asia
A beautiful bronze hairpin, the finial with highly elaborate symmetrical openwork design.
Bactrian limestone chalice
Bactrian limestone chalice
Bactrian limestone chalice
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)
A Gandharan grey schist relief fragment putti among flower garland
A Gandharan grey schist relief fragment putti among flower garland
A Gandharan grey schist relief fragment putti among flower garland.
A Gandharan green schist fragment depicting maiden among foliage
A Gandharan green schist fragment depicting maiden among foliage
A Gandharan green schist fragment depicting maiden among foliage.
Bactrian figurative wet-stone
Bactrian figurative wet-stone
A Bactrian wet-stone, the finial in the form of a stylised human Janus head.
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.
A Gandharan grey schist fragment depicting a soldier smiting an enemy
A Gandharan grey schist fragment depicting a soldier smiting an enemy
A Gandharan grey schist fragment depicting a soldier smiting an enemy.
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.
Rare Swat Valley bronze figurine of Garuda
Rare Swat Valley bronze figurine of Garuda
A beautifully cast bronze figurine of the avian-like being Garuda.
North Indian silver pendant amulet with inscription
North Indian silver pendant amulet with inscription
A North Indian silver pendant amulet with inscription in a South Asian script (possibly Brahmi or Gupta).
Silver pendant amulet with stylised female birth
Silver pendant amulet with stylised female birth
Silver pendant amulet with stylised female birth & inscription in south asian script (Brahmi or Gupta). Loop on reverse trident indicates possible connection with shiva.
Ancient Indian silver bent bar shatamana coin
Ancient Indian silver bent bar shatamana coin
An ancient Indian silver bent bar shatamana coin.
Ancient Indian silver bent bar shatamana coin
Ancient Indian silver bent bar shatamana coin
An ancient Indian silver bent bar shatamana coin.
Ancient Indian silver bent bar shatamana coin
Ancient Indian silver bent bar shatamana coin
An ancient Indian silver bent bar shatamana coin.
Ancient Indian silver bent bar shatamana coin
Ancient Indian silver bent bar shatamana coin
An ancient Indian silver bent bar shatamana coin.
Ancient Indian silver bent bar shatamana coin
Ancient Indian silver bent bar shatamana coin
An ancient Indian silver bent bar shatamana coin.
Ancient Indian silver bent bar shatamana coin
Ancient Indian silver bent bar shatamana coin
An ancient Indian silver bent bar shatamana coin.
Ancient Indian silver bent bar shatamana coin
Ancient Indian silver bent bar shatamana coin
An ancient Indian silver bent bar shatamana coin.
Indian silver pendant amulet with complex engraving of symbols
Indian silver pendant amulet with complex engraving of symbols
A silver pendant amulet engraved with an inner frieze of twelve animals and outer frieze of symbols including animals, script and stupa.
Ancient Indian silver bent bar shatamana coin
Ancient Indian silver bent bar shatamana coin
An ancient Indian silver bent bar shatamana coin.
Gilgit silver hairpin with finial in the form of a stag
Gilgit silver hairpin with finial in the form of a stag
A Gilgit silver hairpin with finial in the form of a stag.
Kushan silver button / seal with tree and animal figures
Kushan silver button / seal with tree and animal figures
Kushan silver button / seal with tree flanked by two animal figures.