An Abelam polychrome wooden yam-board
An Abelam polychrome wooden yam-board
An Abelam polychrome wooden yam-board.
A large old Asmat carved drum; remnant red and white pigment.
A large old Asmat carved drum; remnant red and white pigment.
A large old Asmat carved drum; remnant red and white pigment.
Large Abelam spirit figure from a men's house
Large Abelam spirit figure from a men's house
A large and impressive Abelam male spirit figure from a men's house, with extensive polychrome pigments.
A large old Marind-Anim drum decorated with carved abstract designs.
A large old Marind-Anim drum decorated with carved abstract designs.
A large old Marind-Anim drum decorated with carved abstract designs.
A fantastic Ramu River cermonial slit gong drum
A fantastic Ramu River cermonial slit gong drum
A fantastic Ramu River cermonial slit gong drum, displaying red and white pigment, and spirit faced terminal
Kwoma mindja figure, Washkuk Hills, Sepik River, New Guinea
Kwoma mindja figure, Washkuk Hills, Sepik River, New Guinea
A Kwoma painted wooden mindja cult figure, used in yam harvest ceremony.
Asmat drum
Asmat drum
An Asmat drum with abstract incised and relief carving on the body; the handle with openwork carving in the form of a sequence of three birds and curvilinear forms possibly representing snakes.
Sepik figural wooden staff, Papua New Guinea
Sepik figural wooden staff, Papua New Guinea
A Sepik iron wood staff, the finial with two male figures and the shaft with finely carved abstract designs.
An old Blackwater River stone boundary marker with carved sprit face
An old Blackwater River stone boundary marker with carved sprit face
An old Blackwater River stone boundary marker with carved sprit face.
A Central Asmat bisj pole.
A Central Asmat bisj pole.
A Central Asmat bisj pole.
An ancient Vietnamese penannular glass ear ornament
An ancient Vietnamese penannular glass ear ornament
An ancient Vietnamese penannular glass ear ornament.
Two early Greek terracotta loom weights
Two early Greek terracotta loom weights
Two early Greek terracotta loom weights, of tapering cylindrical form.
Two early Greek terracotta loom weights
Two early Greek terracotta loom weights
Two early Greek terracotta weights, of tapering cylindrical form.
Two early Greek terracotta loom weights
Two early Greek terracotta loom weights
Two early Greek terracotta loom weights, of tapering cylindrical form. Accretions evident, consistent with age.
Two early Greek terracotta loom weights
Two early Greek terracotta loom weights
Two early Greek terracotta loom weights, of tapering cylindrical form. Accretions evident, consistent with age.
Two early Greek terracotta loom weights
Two early Greek terracotta loom weights
Two early Greek terracotta loom weights, of tapering cylindrical form. Accretions evident, consistent with age.
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.
Roman to Byzantine bronze weight.
Roman to Byzantine bronze weight.
Roman to Byzantine bronze weight.
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.
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.
A Qing blue and white weight with dragon design
A Qing blue and white weight with dragon design
A Qing blue and white weight with dragon design. Weight: 330 grams.
Pair of Islamic Egyptian green glass earring pendants
Pair of Islamic Egyptian green glass earring pendants
Pair of Islamic Egyptian green glass earring pendants.
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.
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.