Palau wooden staff, Micronesia
Palau wooden staff, Micronesia
A Palau wooden staff with abstract carving below the terminal.
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.
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.
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.
Three Romano-Egyptian leather fragments with Demotic inscriptions in ink.
Three Romano-Egyptian leather fragments with Demotic inscriptions in ink.
Three Romano-Egyptian leather fragments with Demotic inscriptions in ink.
A Coptic flax textile fragment with red dyed woolen embroidery
A Coptic flax textile fragment with red dyed woolen embroidery
A Coptic flax textile fragment with red dyed woolen embroidery.
A Coptic linen and wool tunic fragment embroidered with three human figures
A Coptic linen and wool tunic fragment embroidered with three human figures
A Coptic linen and wool tunic fragment embroidered with three human figures.
Coptic cotton and wool textile embroidered fragments
Coptic cotton and wool textile embroidered fragments
Coptic cotton and wool textile embroidered fragments.
A Coptic flax textile fragment with red dyed woolen embroidery
A Coptic flax textile fragment with red dyed woolen embroidery
A Coptic flax textile fragment with red dyed woolen embroidery.
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.
Coptic leather sandals, 4th-6th century AD
Coptic leather sandals, 4th-6th century AD
A pair of Coptic leather sandals belonging to a child.
Chinese silk and gold thread purse with embroidered dragon
Chinese silk and gold thread purse with embroidered dragon
Chinese silk and gold thread purse with embroidered dragon
Beautiful Japanese Furisode turquoise silk kimono
Beautiful Japanese Furisode turquoise silk kimono
Beautiful Japanese Furisode turquoise silk kimono
Beautiful Japanese Furisode black and red silk kimono
Beautiful Japanese Furisode black and red silk kimono
Beautiful Japanese Furisode black and red silk kimono
A Steppe culture horse's cheek piece fashioned from antler
A Steppe culture horse's cheek piece fashioned from antler
A Steppe culture horse's cheek piece fashioned from antler.
Han bronze mirror with bird and floral motif
Han bronze mirror with bird and floral motif
Han bronze mirror with bird and floral motif.
An important Han Dynasty Terracotta Figure of a Stable Master
An important Han Dynasty Terracotta Figure of a Stable Master
An important terracotta sculpture of a Stable Master. Beautiful naturalistic form, kneeling with hands clasped resting on his knees. Clearly displaying applied pigment decoration.
Bactrian Indo-Greek silver signet ring of the monarch Eukratides.
Bactrian Indo-Greek silver signet ring of the monarch Eukratides.
Bactrian Indo-Greek silver signet ring of the monarch Eukratides.
Bronze comb, Gilgit region, Karakoram Range, Central Asia
Bronze comb, Gilgit region, Karakoram Range, Central Asia
A bronze comb decorated with raised lozenge designs.
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 figurative wet-stone
Bactrian figurative wet-stone
A Bactrian wet-stone, the finial in the form of a stylised human Janus head.
A Swat Valley silver gilt hollow cast bronze statuette of a Bodhisattva (possibly Avalokiteśvara)
A Swat Valley silver gilt hollow cast bronze statuette of a Bodhisattva (possibly Avalokiteśvara)
A extremly rare Swat Valley hollow cast bronze statuette of a Bodhisattva. Seated in Dhyanasanna, atop adouble lotus base with silver inlaid eyes
A superb Indo Greek solid silver ring with stamp seal of head in profile, possibly Diodotus II
A superb Indo Greek solid silver ring with stamp seal of head in profile, possibly Diodotus II
A superb Indo Greek solid silver ring with stamp seal of head in profile, possibly Diodotus II. The last images showing the now cleaned bezel.
A Greek bronze cauldron handle, cast in the form of a theatrical mask flanked by two Ionian palmettes.
A Greek bronze cauldron handle, cast in the form of a theatrical mask flanked by two Ionian palmettes.
A Greek bronze cauldron handle, cast in the form of a theatrical mask flanked by two Ionian palmettes.