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 stone loom weight bead
Bactrian stone loom weight bead
Bactrian stone loom weight bead, the outer surface decorated with incised motif.
Bactrian stone loom weight bead.
Bactrian stone loom weight bead.
Bactrian stone loom weight bead, the outer surface decorated with incised motif.
Bactrian figurative wet-stone
Bactrian figurative wet-stone
A Bactrian wet-stone, the finial in the form of a stylised human Janus head.
A Central Asian bronze hanging oil lamp.
A Central Asian bronze hanging oil lamp.
A Central Asian bronze hanging oil lamp.
Gandharan carved grey schist, heart-shaped oil-lamp
Gandharan carved grey schist, heart-shaped oil-lamp
Gandharan carved grey schist, heart-shaped oil-lamp
Iron age fossilized coral, carved beads
Iron age fossilized coral, carved beads
Iron age fossilized coral, carved beads; temporarily strung into a necklace.
Iron age fossilized coral, carved beads
Iron age fossilized coral, carved beads
Iron age fossilized coral, carved beads; temporarily strung into a necklace.
Iron age fossilized coral, carved beads
Iron age fossilized coral, carved beads
Iron age fossilized coral, carved beads; temporarily strung into a necklace.
Tibetan copper oil lamp with engraved decoration
Tibetan copper oil lamp with engraved decoration
Tibetan copper oil lamp with engraved decoration
A group of three Roman lead weights
A group of three Roman lead weights
A group of three Roman lead weights.
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 bronze Hellenistic weight with head of Medusa
A bronze Hellenistic weight with head of Medusa
A bronze Hellenistic weight with head of Medusa.
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.
Indo-Iranian large rare bronze bowl with engraved horses and floral design
Indo-Iranian large rare bronze bowl with engraved horses and floral design
Indo-Iranian large rare bronze bowl with engraved horses and floral design
Western Asiatic bronze standard finial, solid cast in the form of four camel protomes.
Western Asiatic bronze standard finial, solid cast in the form of four camel protomes.
Western Asiatic bronze standard finial, solid cast in the form of four camel protomes.