Fine Tribal, Aboriginal Art, & International Antiquities

A FINE INDUS VALLEY SCULPTURE (Mohenjodaro), c.3rd Mill BC, in the form of a Zebu bull, decorated with linear motifs in mineral earth pigments, min

A FINE INDUS VALLEY SCULPTURE (Mohenjodaro), c. 3rd Mill BC, in the form of a Zebu bull, decorated with linear motifs in mineral earth pigments, mi

A RARE INDUS VALLEY SHELL ARMBAND (Harappan), c.2000 BC, the marine gastropod section incised with linear bands, old encrustations below smooth pat

A FINE INDUS VALLEY CERAMIC SCULPTURE (Mehrgarh), c.4th Mill BC, of museum quality in the form of a female deity, remnant mineral earth pigments, 1

A FINE INDUS VALLEY CERAMIC SCULPTURE (Mehrgarh), c.4th Mill BC, of museum quality and rare large proportions, in the form of a female deity, rejoi

A RARE INDUS VALLEY CERAMIC SCULPTURE (Naushano), c. 3rd Mill BC, in the form of an avian deity, surface encrustations, re-joined, 13cm Provenan

A FINE INDUS VALLEY CERAMIC VESSEL, Nindowari, c. 2300-2000 BC, decorated with curvilinear and figurative motifs of, tribal glyphs, pipal trees and

A FINE INDUS VALLEY CERAMIC VESSEL, Mehrgarh, 3300-3000 BC, decorated with geometric motifs in polychrome mineral earth pigments beneath old encrus

A FINE INDUS VALLEY CERAMIC VESSEL, Nindowari, c. 2300-2000 BC, decorated with curvilinear and figurative motifs of pipal trees in mineral earth pi

A COLLECTION OF FIVE ROMAN BRONZE MEDICAL INSTRUMENTS, c.1st-4th Century AD, of bronze on various forms including a spoon, verdigris encrusted, pre

A SUPERB MANDAEAN INCANTATION CERAMIC BOWL, c.5th-7th Century AD, of circular conical form the inside surface inscribed with Aramaic text in minera

A RARE LURISTAN BRONZE CLOAK PIN, c.9th-8th Century BC, the tapering spike below a bulbous and sectioned apex, verdigris encrusted, Western Iran, 1

A RARE AMLASH BRONZE BRIDLE BIT, c.1st Mill BC, in articulated form, verdigris encrusted, Northern Iran 17cm

AN EARLY JEWISH RELIGIOUS BODY ORNAMENT (tefillah), c.19th Century, the diminutive leather box with strips of parchment inscribed with scripture, s

A FINE QAJAR BRONZE BOWL, c.19th Century AD, the deep concave interior decorated with engraved calligraphy and geometric motifs, small lead repair,

A FINE QAJAR CERAMIC TILE, c.19th Century of polychrome glaze depicting a nobleman within a floral surround, Persia, 33x24cm Provenance: From an

A COLLECTION OF EGYPTIAN BEADS, c. 2nd Mill BC-20th Century AD, sourced form the river Nile sediment deposits 66cm

A FINE COLLECTION OF WOUND GLASS ISLAMIC BEADS, c. 10-13th Century AD, temporarily strung on cotton thread, Greater Persia

A COLLECTION OF ROMAN GLASS AND STONE BEADS, c. 2nd Mill BC-4th Century AD, of various shapes with central bronze amulet, temporarily strung, 52cm

A COLLECTION OF ROMAN GLASS AND STONE BEADS, c. 2nd Mill BC-4th Century AD, of various shapes with central bronze amulet, temporarily strung, 52cm

A COLLECTION OF SA-HUYNH CULTURE GLASS BEADS, c. 5th Century BC, temporarily strung on modern twine, the polychrome glass paste beads including som

A RARE BACTRIAN CERAMIC SCULPTURE, c. 2nd Mill BC, in the form of an anthropomorph, loss to one leg, surface encrustations, re-joined, 18cm Prov

A RARE GANGETIC VALLEY COPPER ALLOY CELT, c. 1500-1000 BC, Copper Hoard Culture, the irregular rectangular blade with edge ground apex and slight t

A RARE GANGETIC VALLEY COPPER ALLOY SWORD, c. 1500-1000 BC, Copper Hoard Culture, the slender double edged blade with raised medial ridge tapering

A RARE GANGETIC VALLEY COPPER ALLOY CELT, c. 1500-1000 BC, Copper Hoard Culture, the irregular rectangular blade with projecting edge ground apex a

A LARGE SANTA CRUZ BODY ORNAMENT (tema), the circular ovoid section shell disk pierced with openwork shell frame in the form of a mythical bird and

A FINE MALAITA ISLAND BODY ORNAMENT, the pierced pearl shell crescent section, the anterior with a fine shell bird motif attached with a fibre thre

A SUPERB MALAITA ISLAND HAIR COMB, of wood, bound with polychrome cane, usewear evident, 17cm

TWO LATE ETHNOGRAPHIC HAIR COMBS, of wood, one with woven cane binding, the other with resin set geometric shell inlay, usewear evident, Solomon Is

A FINE MASSIM SPATULA, of wood, sculpted with classic incised geometric and openwork anthropomorphic motifs above a slender section blade, smooth p

A RARE NEW BRITAIN BRIDE PRICE, the pearl shell section pierced with woven cane and fibre threaded shell section tassels with dog teeth attachments

A FINE MELANESIAN BODY ORNAMENT, the black lip pearl shell section with fibre threaded shell beads and seed attachments, 10cm

AN ETHNOGRAPHIC VOKEO ISLAND CEREMONIAL HEADDRESS, c. 1960s-1970s, the wood ancestor mask in classic ovoid form with nose ornament and bite stick t

A FINE AND EARLY SAWOS CEREMONIAL MASK (mwai), of dense wood in classic elongated narrow form, earth encrusted with inset shell, decorated with rem

A RAMU RIVER ANCESTOR MASK, of wood, decorated with cane bound feather tassels, earth encrusted, PNG, 80cm

A LAKE SENTANI ANCESTOR SCULPTURE, of wood in the form of a female, decorated with curvilinear motifs, Irian Jaya, 100cm Provenance: from an Aus

AN ETHNOGRAPHIC RAMU RIVER CANOE PROW SECTION, of wood, sculpted with an ancestor visage and stylised crocodile motif, remnant green paint, weather

TWO OLD MENDI BODY ORNAMENTS (kina), the crescent shell sections one with shell embroided woven fibre band and old resin set repair, remnant red pi

A MONUMENTAL WOSERA SCULPTURE, c.1960s, of wood sculpted in the classic form of a male yam ancestor, decorated with polychrome pigments, weathered,

AN EARLY KWOMA ARCHITECTURAL ELEMENT, c. early 20th Century, of museum significance, the wood section sculpted in with classic ancestor motifs in r

AN OLD ASMAT ANCESTOR POLE (mbis), c.1950s, of wood sculpted in classic openwork form with two superpositioned male and female ancestors above a tr

A TRANSITIONAL HIGHLANDS WAR SHIELD, of beaten sheet metal the convex anterior with pierced apex, decorated with polychrome trade paints, pierced f

AN EARLY WEST AUSTRALIAN SHIELD (wunda), of wood in classic ovoid form and slender section, the anterior decorated with diagonal fluting and raised

AN EARLY WEST AUSTRALIAN SHIELD (wunda), of wood in classic ovoid form and slender section, the anterior decorated with diagonal fluting and raised

AN ETHNOGRAPHIC WEST AUSTRALIAN SPEAR THROWER of wood in classic slender section elongated form, the anterior incised with fine linear banding, sin

TWO RARE KIMBERLEY CEREMONIAL SPEARHEADS, c.early 20th Century, of wood in slender section and classic openwork form, one with old cane repair, dec

AN ETHNOGRAPHIC QUEENSLAND BOWL (coolamon), of wood in ovoid form with deep concavity to interior, smooth patina, 49cm

YALPI YUNUPINGU (b.1961) Nguriri Ngarra c.1990s Ochres on bark 163x58cm Provenance: From an Australian collection, originally painted in Y

BOBBY BUNNINGURR (b.c.1947) Swamp Scene 1979 Ochres on bark 37 x 89cm Provenance: From a private Australian collection

JACK GABANABUI (Blyth River) Murritjilla, The Esturine Crocodile, c.1960s Ochres on bark 77x28cm Old label verso Provenance: From an Au