A Southern Highlands shield
A Southern Highlands shield
A Southern Highlands shield.
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.
A Chinese bronze hair bun adornment
A Chinese bronze hair bun adornment
A Chinese bronze hair bun adornment
A Chinese bronze hair bun adornment
A Chinese bronze hair bun adornment
A Chinese bronze hair bun adornment
Chinese silver hair comb
Chinese silver hair comb
Chinese silver hair comb.
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.
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.
Islamic bone hairpin
Islamic bone hairpin
Islamic bone hairpin, with decorative terminal.
Han or earlier collection of fifteen jade and stone body pieces, ear plugs, nose plugs, eye coverings etc.
Han or earlier collection of fifteen jade and stone body pieces, ear plugs, nose plugs, eye coverings etc.
Han or earlier collection of fifteen jade and stone body pieces, ear plugs, nose plugs, eye coverings etc.
Han bronze mirror with bird and floral motif
Han bronze mirror with bird and floral motif
Han bronze mirror with bird and floral motif.
Islamic carnelian with modern silver bead necklace.
Islamic carnelian with modern silver bead necklace.
Islamic carnelian with modern silver bead necklace.
A beautiful Bactrian bronze ornament in the form of a square with four open circles, the reverse with a delicately cast bird at each corner and central loop for suspension.
A beautiful Bactrian bronze ornament in the form of a square with four open circles, the reverse with a delicately cast bird at each corner and central loop for suspension.
A beautiful Bactrian bronze ornament in the form of a square with four open circles, the reverse with a delicately cast bird at each corner and central loop for suspension.
An early Bactrian granite object; carved indentations for bronze handle insert; precise function unknown.
An early Bactrian granite object; carved indentations for bronze handle insert; precise function unknown.
An early Bactrian granite object; carved indentations for bronze handle insert; precise function unknown.
Bactrian carved alabaster goblet
Bactrian carved alabaster goblet
Bactrian carved alabaster goblet.
Steppe culture bronze ornament in the form of a stag
Steppe culture bronze ornament in the form of a stag
A beautifully worked Steppe culture bronze ornament with openwork design in the form of a stag.
Steppe culture bronze stud in the form of an anthropomorphic figure
Steppe culture bronze stud in the form of an anthropomorphic figure
A Steppe culture bronze stud in with openwork design in the form of a stylised anthropomorphic figure.
Bactrian green basalt pestle or pounder
Bactrian green basalt pestle or pounder
A Bactrian green basalt pestle or pounder.