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.
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.
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.
Baltic region amber bead necklace; some beads with microscopic inclusions.
Baltic region amber bead necklace; some beads with microscopic inclusions.
Baltic region amber bead necklace; some beads with microscopic inclusions.
A pair of South Arabian bronze lion head protome
A pair of South Arabian bronze lion head protome
A fine pair of bronze lion head protome. Possibly fixings from an ornamented nobleman's chair.
A Western Asiatic bronze figure of a monkey headed deity
A Western Asiatic bronze figure of a monkey headed deity
A Western Asiatic bronze figure of a monkey headed deity.
A Mongolian bone bead decorated with brass and enamel
A Mongolian bone bead decorated with brass and enamel
A Mongolian bone bead decorated with brass and enamel.
Chinese carnelian bead necklace
Chinese carnelian bead necklace
Chniese carnelian bead necklace
Chinese carnelian bead necklace
Chinese carnelian bead necklace
Chinese carnelian bead necklace.
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.
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.
A very fine 19th Century North Indian bronze celestial globe.
A very fine 19th Century North Indian bronze celestial globe.
A very fine North Indian Bronze Celestial Globe.
Bactrian bronze figurine of a robed female, 2nd millennium BC, Central Asia
Bactrian bronze figurine of a robed female, 2nd millennium BC, Central Asia
A diminutive Bactrian bronze figurine of a robed female. The recessed eyes would once have held inlays.
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 bronze figurine of a horse, 1st millennium BC
Bactrian bronze figurine of a horse, 1st millennium BC
A Bactrian solid cast bronze figurine of a horse.
Bactrian figurative wet-stone
Bactrian figurative wet-stone
A Bactrian wet-stone, the finial in the form of a stylised human Janus head.
Bactrian bronze amulet of a stylised deity
Bactrian bronze amulet of a stylised deity
A Bactrian bronze amulet.
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.
A South Indian bronze figure of the monkey god Hanuman
A South Indian bronze figure of the monkey god Hanuman
A South Indian bronze figure of the monkey god Hanuman.
A rare Indus Valley lead and antimony votive figurine
A rare Indus Valley lead and antimony votive figurine
A rare Indus Valley lead and antimony composite figurine.