An old Humboldt Bay canoe prow.
An old Humboldt Bay canoe prow.
An old Humboldt Bay canoe prow.
An old Asmat ceremonial spear
An old Asmat ceremonial spear
An old Asmat ceremonial spear.
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 carved iron wood spear point with bird figure and remnant lime inlay, PNG
Sepik carved iron wood spear point with bird figure and remnant lime inlay, PNG
Sepik carved iron wood spear point with bird figure and remnant lime inlay.
A spectacular West Asmat woven spirit costume, jipae.
A spectacular West Asmat woven spirit costume, jipae.
A spectacular West Asmat woven spirit costume, jipae.
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.
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 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.
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.
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.
Finely carved green stone couple in symplegma
Finely carved green stone couple in symplegma
Finely carved green stone couple in symplegma.
Egyptian serpentine eroticon depicting a seated figure, Late period
Egyptian serpentine eroticon depicting a seated figure, Late period
Egyptian serpentine eroticon depicting a seated figure gazing forwards, both hands supporting a cylindrical vessel that rests on his oversized, erect phallus.
A Ming Dynasty stone panel depicting an erotic scene.
A Ming Dynasty stone panel depicting an erotic scene.
A Ming Dynasty sandstone architectural panel depicting an erotic scene.
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.