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.

An old Blackwater River stone boundary marker with carved sprit face.

Baltic region amber bead necklace; some beads with microscopic inclusions.

Egyptian painted limestone ithyphallic figure portrayed naked and seated on his groin, holding his phallus, which extends to the top of his head.

Egyptian serpentine eroticon depicting a seated figure gazing forwards, both hands supporting a cylindrical vessel that rests on his oversized, erect phallus.

A limestone canopic jar lid in the form of Imsety, one of the four sons of Horus and guardian of the liver.

A Mongolian bone bead decorated with brass and enamel.

Chniese carnelian bead necklace

Chinese carnelian bead necklace

A Ming Dynasty sandstone architectural panel depicting an erotic scene.

A Chinese Neolithic stone mortar. Lovely naturalistic form carved form a river pebble, definite signs of extensive use.

An early Bactrian granite object; carved indentations for bronze handle insert; precise function unknown.

A Bactrian green basalt pestle or pounder.

A Bactrian hardstone amulet carved in the form of a tiger. Perforated for suspension.

A Bactrian stone aniconic idol. Highly polished surface, flaring at each end with an incised line running around the top, sides and base.

A Bactrian stone aniconic idol. Highly polished surface, flaring at each end with an incised line running around the top, sides and base.