Christ the Gardener, fragment of oak carving, figure holding spade, probably part of an altar table, early 16th century

Figure of a female in alder, from Ballachulish, 790 - 410 BC

Carving of Maui, Koruru (mask) for the gable of a meeting house. Totara wood, painted red with haliotis (paua) shell inlay: Oceania, Polynesia, New Zealand, Māori, by John Bevan Ford, 1993

Carving in crystalline limestone of the head of a snake, possibly an architectural feature: Ancient Egyptian, probably Late Period

Peach stone delicately carved in openwork designs of animals and plants, one of six: China, 18th century

Peach stone delicately carved in openwork designs of animals and plants, one of six: China, 18th century

Peach stone delicately carved in openwork designs of animals and plants, one of six: China, 18th century

Peach stone delicately carved in openwork designs of animals and plants, one of six: China, 18th century

Peach stone delicately carved in openwork designs of animals and plants, one of six: China, 18th century

Peach stone delicately carved in openwork designs of animals and plants, one of six: China, 18th century

Stylised carving of pig, of white jade with reddish-brown markings, a grave gift placed in each hand of the deceased: China, Han Dynasty, 206 BC - 220 AD

Carving of a mountainous rocky landscape in pale green jade, with pine trees and probably Shoulao (God of Longevity) with an attendant: China, 18th century AD

Stand of carved wood, for a pale green jade carving of a mountainous rocky landscape with pine trees and two figures: China, 18th century AD

Carving of a mountain in mutton-fat jade, possibly Penglai (Islands of the Immortals) with a Daoist immortal and attendant and figures climbing up to a temple: China, late 18th century

Carving of mountain landscape in jade, with Shoulao (God of Longevity) in a rocky cave, with pine trees and a pavilion: China, Qing Dynasty, 18th century AD

Half relief carving in wood of a crown or coronet, brought back from Kerch, Crimea: Russian, early - mid 19th century