Fine Tribal Aboriginal Art and International Antiquities

A RARE KALIMANTAN ANCESTOR SCULPTURE, c.19th Century, of wood, the truncated shaft terminal in the form of a male, smooth patina, 18x5cm ProvenanceFro

A RARE KALIMANTAN ANCESTOR SCULPTURE, c.19th Century, of wood, the truncated shaft terminal in the form of a male, smooth patina, 8x2cm ProvenanceFrom

AN EARLY MOLUCCUS ISLAND ANCESTOR SCULPTURE, of wood, in five sections, sculpted with a central seated male ancestor, openwork terminal, weathered wit

AN ETHNOGRAPHIC LETI ISLAND ANCESTOR SCULPTURE, c. 1950s, of wood, seated with arms folded above a block platform, old encrustations below smooth pati

AN ETHNOGRAPHIC DAYAK MANDAU, c.1930s, the single edge metal blade tapering to a hafted antelope grip, sculpted with openwork motif and bound with wov

TWO FINE COPPER ALLOY WATER VESSEL STORAGE JARS, the sheet metal with wide base tapering to waisted neck and flaring rim, verdigris below smooth patin

AN EARLY TIMOR CERAMIC ROOF ORNAMENT, of baked clay with two opposing ancestor faces in relief, weathered patina, 27x32cm ProvenanceFrom an Australian

A SUPERB INDUS VALLEY CERAMIC VESSEL, c.5260 B.P., of rare large proportions decorated with curvilinear and figuratifs motifs, tribal glyphs, pipal tr

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

A FINE GANDHARAN SCHIST HEAD OF BUDDHA, 2nd-3rd Century AD, of museum quality, the fine featured visage with meditative expression, arched eyebrows ab

A RARE GANDHARAN STUCCO HEAD OF BUDDHA, c.3rd Century AD, of museum quality in the form of Buddha Sakymuni, the fine featured visage with serene expre

A FINE ROMAN SCULPTURE OF MINERVA, c.1st Century AD, of basalt, the head sculpted with a fine featured visage, wavy hair and classic helmet with raise

A SUPERB MEDIAEVAL ROMAN MARBLE FONT, c.13-14th Century, of slender section sculpted with figurative motifs in relief, projecting iron spout in the fo

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

A COLLECTION OF SEVEN ROMAN MEDICAL INSTRUMENTS, c.1st-4th Century AD, of bronze in various forms including tweezers, verdigris encrusted, presented i

A COLLECTION OF FIVE ROMAN MEDICAL INSTRUMENTS, c.1st-4th Century AD, of bronze in various forms including a needle, verdigris encrusted, presented in

A COLLECTION OF ROMAN, EGYPTIAN AND ISLAMIC BEADS, c.600 BC-14th Century AD, temporarily strung, including faience, glass and stone, 66cm

A COLLECTION OF ROMAN, EGYPTIAN AND ISLAMIC BEADS, c.600 BC-14th Century AD, temporarily strung, including faience, glass and stone, 58cm

A COLLECTION OF ROMAN, EGYPTIAN AND ISLAMIC BEADS, c.600 BC-14th Century AD, temporarily strung, including faience, glass and stone, 59cm

A COLLECTION OF ROMAN, EGYPTIAN AND ISLAMIC BEADS, c.600 BC-14th Century AD, temporarily strung, including faience, glass and stone, 58cm

A FINE ROMAN GLASS PERFUME BOTTLE, c.1st-2nd Century AD, of diminutive form, the bulbous body above a short extended bowl at base with projecting rimm

A FINE ROMAN GLASS PERFUME BOTTLE, c.1st-2nd century AD, of diminutive form, the bulbous body with extended neck and flaring lip at apex, the glass wi

A RARE SISSANIAN ROCK CRYSTAL SEAL, c.5-7th Century AD, in classis diminuitive form, inscribed with the motif of the bull and ancient text, Persia, 3c

A RARE SISSANIAN ROCK CRYSTAL SEAL, c.5-7th Century AD, in classis diminuitive form, inscribed with the figure of a bearded man and ancient text, Pers

A SUPERB PERSIAN LAMP STAND, c.10th-12th Century AD, of bronze in three detachable sections, decorated with geometric motifs in relief, verdigris encr

A COLLECTION OF THREE CERAMIC CUISINE MOULDS, c. late 19th Century, the baking moulds in the form of fish, high fired vitreous glaze to interior, Fran

A COLLECTION OF TWO CERAMIC CUISINE MOULDS, c. late 19th Century, the baking moulds in the form of a sheep and a berry, high fired vitreous glaze to i

TWO CERAMIC CUISINE MOULDS AND A JUG, c. late 19th Century, the moulds in the form of bulls, high fired vitreous glaze to interior, France, 17-20cm Pr

A PRE-COLUMBIAN TEXTILE FRAGMENT, Paracas Culture, of woven cotton embroided with polychrome figurative motifs, 83x57cm ProvenanceFrom an Australian c

A PRE-COLUMBIAN TEXTILE FRAGMENT, Paracas Culture, of woven cotton embroided with polychrome figurative motifs, 74x50cm ProvenanceFrom an Australian c

AN ETHNOGRAPHIC IVORY COAST SCULPTURE, of wood, in the form of a male fertility ancestor, old encrustations beneath surface patina, Africa, 37x15cm Pr

A TUTSI WAR SHIELD, the wooden frame with woven cane binding and projecting central boss to anterior, weathered, Rwanda, 73x35cm ProvenanceFrom an Aus

A TUTSI WAR SHIELD, of wood, the anterior with polychrome pigments and raised central boss, the rear with projecting lug grip, Rwanda, 76x26cm Provena

THREE WEST AFRICAN MASKS, two wood and one metal, 20-25cm (3)

THREE WEST AFRICAN MASKS, of wood, 20-25cm (3)