An Ethiopian protective scroll
An Ethiopian protective scroll
An Ethiopian protective scroll. Materials: Natural vegetable dyes and ink on vellum.
Indus Valley seal ring with unicorn and script
Indus Valley seal ring with unicorn and script
A large bronze ring set with a black hardstone bezel with a fine intaglio engraving of a unicorn facing an altar, with three signs from the Indus Valley script in the field.
Islamic brass bowl with benedictory text
Islamic brass bowl with benedictory text
Islamic brass bowl with benedictory text
Islamic brass bowl with benedictory text
Islamic brass bowl with benedictory text
Islamic brass bowl with benedictory text
An Islamic steatite mould with calligraphy, Ghaznavid Period.
An Islamic steatite mould with calligraphy, Ghaznavid Period.
An Islamic steatite mould with calligraphy.
Islamic brass bowl with benedictory writing
Islamic brass bowl with benedictory writing
Islamic brass bowl with benedictory writing, such a bowl used to cure illness by drinking from it.
Islamic brass bowl with benedictory writing
Islamic brass bowl with benedictory writing
Islamic brass bowl with benedictory writing, such a bowl used to cure illness by drinking from it.
Islamic brass bowl with benedictory writing
Islamic brass bowl with benedictory writing
Islamic brass bowl with benedictory writing, such a bowl used to cure illness by drinking from it.
Ethiopian Islamic writing board from a madrasa
Ethiopian Islamic writing board from a madrasa
Ethiopian Islamic writing board from a madrasa, with script in black ink.
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.
Coptic leather fragment of shoe sole with text in ink
Coptic leather fragment of shoe sole with text in ink
Coptic leather fragment of shoe sole with text in ink.
A Romano-Egyptian leather fragment with Demotic inscription in ink.
A Romano-Egyptian leather fragment with Demotic inscription in ink.
A Romano-Egyptian leather fragment with Demotic inscription in ink.
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.
New Guinea wooden adze with cane binding and iron blade
New Guinea wooden adze with cane binding and iron blade
New Guinea wooden adze with cane binding and iron blade.
Dani adze with stone blade, West Papua
Dani adze with stone blade, West Papua
A large, heavy old Dani adze with stone blade and wooden handle.
An old and impressively decorated Lake Sentani ceremonial food bowl, the form exceptionally shallow.
An old and impressively decorated Lake Sentani ceremonial food bowl, the form exceptionally shallow.
An old and impressively decorated Lake Sentani ceremonial food bowl, the form exceptionally shallow.
Palau wooden staff, Micronesia
Palau wooden staff, Micronesia
A Palau wooden staff with abstract carving below the terminal.
A Bamana figurative door lock
A Bamana figurative door lock
A Bamana figurative door lock.
A Bamana figurative door lock
A Bamana figurative door lock
A Bamana figurative door lock.
An archaic Dogon wooden ritual pestle in highly stylised anthropomorphic form
An archaic Dogon wooden ritual pestle in highly stylised anthropomorphic form
An archaic Dogon wooden ritual pestle in highly stylised anthropomorphic form.
A very old Dogon millet pounder, of hour glass form with bands of incised designs
A very old Dogon millet pounder, of hour glass form with bands of incised designs
A very old Dogon millet pounder, of hour glass form with bands of incised designs.
A Cameroon grasslands stool with figural carvings
A Cameroon grasslands stool with figural carvings
A Cameroon grasslands chieftan stool with figural carvings.
An extremely old East African staff
An extremely old East African staff
An extremely old East African staff; beautiful glossy patina.