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FigureM1.123

Head. Yellowish white limestone. Male with idealized features, large eyes, long thin nose, small mouth. Face is carved in flat planes. On head, three stylized braids above which is a laurel wreath. Back is flat and back of head is slightly worked to indicate hair. Broken from a larger figure.

Culture
Cypriot
Material
limestone stone
Made in
Cyprus
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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AbraderAa137

Piece of natural beige and pink coloured limestone; irregular shape, many indentations.

Culture
Khoisan ?
Material
limestone stone
Made in
Botswana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ContainerC324

Hollow, elongated bulb-shaped gourd container containing crushed lime (for betel nut chewing) and wooden spatula. Spatula has spool pattern near the end and arrow tip pattern on the other end, and it fits inside the gourd. Spatula not with gourd container.

Culture
Solomon Islands
Material
gourd fruit, wood and limestone stone
Made in
New Georgia, Solomon Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureB753

One slab of grey limestone similar in shaped to that of a rectangle, but one side is tapered to a narrow squared-off point. There are three distinct row of high relief carvings depicting human figures.

Culture
Indian: Northern Indian and Indian: Central Indian
Material
limestone stone
Made in
India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureN2.1012

Carving of soft, granular medium grey stone, shaped like half marquise in longitudinal cross section. Back and underside roughly finished; front side smooth, with ledge at bottom, curved forward at top. Standing on ledge is human figure in long robes with flowing sleeves, hands folded over abdomen, holding a peach or closed lotus flower. On left of figure is a vertical inscription of nine Chinese characters; on right are five characters. Some lichen and dirt on carving.

Culture
Japanese
Material
limestone stone ?
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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