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 limestone chalice
Bactrian limestone chalice
Bactrian limestone chalice
Bactrian or Iranian aragonite finial, poppy form
Bactrian or Iranian aragonite finial, poppy form
Bactrian or Iranian aragonite finial from a hairpin, carved in the form of a poppy seed and with incised linear design.
A Bactrian black stone scabbard chape.
A Bactrian black stone scabbard chape.
A Bactrian black stone scabbard chape decorated with different coloured stone inlays (now mostly absent)
A Gandharan grey schist relief fragment putti among flower garland
A Gandharan grey schist relief fragment putti among flower garland
A Gandharan grey schist relief fragment putti among flower garland.
A Gandharan green schist fragment depicting maiden among foliage
A Gandharan green schist fragment depicting maiden among foliage
A Gandharan green schist fragment depicting maiden among foliage.
A Gandharan clay mold of a Putti (Angel)
A Gandharan clay mold of a Putti (Angel)
A Gandharan clay mold of a Putti (Angel).
Bactrian double-sided copper seal with winged beasts
Bactrian double-sided copper seal with winged beasts
A Bactrian double-sided copper seal with designs of mythical winged beasts on each side; lateral drill hole for suspension (now blocked).
Bactrian double-sided copper seal with bird-headed deity and mythical beast
Bactrian double-sided copper seal with bird-headed deity and mythical beast
A Bactrian double-sided copper seal with designs of a bird-headed deity and mythical beast; lateral drill hole for suspension (now blocked).
Bactrian stone stamp seal with lion attacking a foal
Bactrian stone stamp seal with lion attacking a foal
A Bactrian pyramidal hardstone stamp seal, the underside with a finely engraved scene of a lion attacking a foal; lateral drill hole for suspension.
Bactrian figurative wet-stone
Bactrian figurative wet-stone
A Bactrian wet-stone, the finial in the form of a stylised human Janus head.
Bactrian wet stone with rams head
Bactrian wet stone with rams head
An elegant Bactrian wet-stone, the stone finial carved in the form of a rams head, the spiral shaped horns are silver wire braised onto the head using bronze.
Bactrian bronze seal floral design.
Bactrian bronze seal floral design.
A Bactrian bronze seal, the imprint a floral design.
A Gandharan grey schist fragment depicting a soldier smiting an enemy
A Gandharan grey schist fragment depicting a soldier smiting an enemy
A Gandharan grey schist fragment depicting a soldier smiting an enemy.
A Gandharan grey schist fragment depicting a figure standing within a Naiskos
A Gandharan grey schist fragment depicting a figure standing within a Naiskos
A Gandharan grey schist fragment depicting a figure standing within a Naiskos.
Superb large Bactrian copper cylinder seal
Superb large Bactrian copper cylinder seal
A superb large Bactrian copper cylinder sealwith a scene showing a human figure leading a winged horse which is being attacked from behind by a lion; with crescent moons in the field.
Indus valley stone button seal
Indus valley stone button seal
Indus valley stone button seal.
Harappan clay dual stamp-seal with floral design
Harappan clay dual stamp-seal with floral design
Harappan clay dual stamp-seal with floral design.
Ancient Indian bronze seal engraved animal design
Ancient Indian bronze seal engraved animal design
An ancient Indian bronze seal engraved animal design and Brahmi inscription.
Ancient Indian bronze stamp seal engraved with a horse
Ancient Indian bronze stamp seal engraved with a horse
Ancient Indian bronze stamp seal engraved with a horse and Brahmi inscription.
Indus Valley steatite pendant talisman with magic symbols
Indus Valley steatite pendant talisman with magic symbols
Indus Valley steatite pendant talisman with magic symbols incised on each of the four facets; perforated for suspension.
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.