Length of barkcloth decorated with abstract line drawings in natural pigments: Africa, Central Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Efe Mbuti people, 20th century

Shabti in egyptian alabaster (travertine/calcite), painted in red, blue, green and black waxes, peg-shaped and inscribed with the name of King Ramesses VI: Ancient Egyptian, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Valley of the Kings, KV9, 20th Dynasty, c.1143-1136 BC

Water cooler of glazed and painted earthenware: North Africa, Morocco, mid 19th century

Bowl of glazed earthenware, circular with a chipped foot rim, painted inside in blue on a white ground with floral ornament in variously shaped panels: Morocco, Tangier

Jar for storing olives in oil, of glazed earthenware, with an oviform body, and painted with bands of floral arabesque design in blue, yellow and green with manganese purple outlines: Morocco, Tangier

Cover for a jar for storing olives in oil, of glazed earthenware, and painted with bands of floral arabesque design in blue, yellow and green with manganese purple outlines: Morocco, Tangier

Vessel of glazed earthenware with inverted cone-shaped body, small domical base and cresting, and two mortars on platform, painted with a conventional floral design in colours: Morocco, Fes

Dish, earthenware, blue and white ware, painted in dark blue and brown under a translucent glaze with a flowering tree in a landscape and a floral border: Asia, West Asia, Iran, Safavid period, c. 1690-1720

Dish, earthenware, blue and white ware, painted in greyish dark blue and brown under a translucent glaze with a flower shrub in the centre surrounded by a landscape of trees, hills, bridges and buildings: Asia, West Asia, Iran, Safavid period, c. 1690-1720

Dish, earthenware, blue and white ware, painted in dark blue and brown under a transluscent glaze with peonies and two lions: Asia, West Asia, Iran, Safavid period, c. 1690-1720

Dish, earthenware, blue and white ware, painted in bright dark blue under a slightly turquoise coloured, translucent glaze with floral pattern in bracketed panels on the well, surrounding a central flower: Asia, West Asia, Iran, Safavid period, c. 1690-1720

Dish, earthenware, blue and white ware, painted in dark blue and brown under a translucent glaze with a landscape of bridges, trees, flowers and rocks: Asia, West Asia, Iran, Safavid period, c. 1690-1720

Dish, earthenware, blue and white ware, painted in dark blue under a translucent glaze with a veined leaf in the centre, and a border with geometric design underneath the rim: Asia, West Asia, Iran, Safavid period, c. 1690-1720

Dish, earthenware, blue and white ware, painted in dark blue and brown under a translucent glaze with pattern of flowers and leaves on long stalks: Asia, West Asia, Iran, Safavid period, c. 1690-1720

Dish, earthenware, blue and white ware, painted in dark blue and brown under a translucent glaze with peonies and three lions: Asia, West Asia, Iran, Safavid period, c. 1690-1720

Dish, earthenware, blue and white ware, painted in dark blue under a translucent glaze with a single large flower stem surrounded by dots and leaves and set in an eleven-pointed star and a hatched lobed band: Asia, West Asia, Iran, Safavid period, c. 1690-1720