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Flask

Minjaireh

Cylinder seal

Cylinder seal

Bottle with Molded Designs of Animals

Bottle with Molded Designs of Animals

Cylinder seal and modern impression: smiting weather god before a Syrian goddess, nude goddess; ankh symbols

Cylinder seal and modern impression: smiting weather god before a Syrian goddess, nude goddess; ankh symbols

Window

Textile Fragment

Textile Fragment

Lock or Thumbler or Pin

Lock or Thumbler or Pin

'Chessboard' Carpet

'Chessboard' Carpet

Window

Cylinder seal

Chest

Window

Carpet with Chintimani Border and Lotus Design

Carpet with Chintimani Border and Lotus Design

Vessel with Pierced Designs

Vessel with Pierced Designs

Tunic Bands with Warriors

Tunic Bands with Warriors

Cylinder seal

Window

Riqq

Gold Ring in Filigree Technique

Gold Ring in Filigree Technique

Textile

Window

Stepped pyramidal seal with loop handle

Stepped pyramidal seal with loop handle

Bottle

Window

Textile Fragment

Textile Fragment

Candlestick

Glass Fragment

Candlestick

Bowl

Textile Fragment

Textile Fragment

Candlestick

Box

Candlestick

Animal flask

Stamp

Necklace Centerpiece

Necklace Centerpiece

Ewer

Stand

Earrings

Flask

Damascus Room

Mosque Lamp

Window

Candlestick

Basin with Zodiac Signs and Royal Titles

Basin with Zodiac Signs and Royal Titles

Knife

Beaker

Chest Front

Textile Fragment

Textile Fragment

Window

Textile Fragment

Textile Fragment

Beaker

Ewer

Textile Fragment with Addorsed Parrots and Griffins

Textile Fragment with Addorsed Parrots and Griffins

Window

Fragmentary Cup with Molded Designs in the Beveled Style

Fragmentary Cup with Molded Designs in the Beveled Style

Flask

Chest Front

Bottle

Candlestick Base

Candlestick Base

Bottle (Qumqum)

Bottle (Qumqum)

Window

Window

Stand

Basin

Cylinder seal

Textile Fragment

Textile Fragment

Pen Case and Inkwell

Pen Case and Inkwell

Window

Candlestick Base

Candlestick Base

Cup

Mosque Lamp Bearing the Name of the Mamluk Sultan al-Malik al-Nasir

Mosque Lamp Bearing the Name of the Mamluk Sultan al-Malik al-Nasir

Two Stirrups

Window

Mosque Lamp

Dagger (Jambiya) with Sheath

Dagger (Jambiya) with Sheath

Chest

Window

Rebab al-sha'ir ('poet's fiddle')

Rebab al-sha'ir ('poet's fiddle')

Candlestick Base

Candlestick Base

Textile Fragment

Textile Fragment

Cup

Glass Fragment

Mosque lamp

Bottle (Qumqum)

Bottle (Qumqum)

Perfume Sprinkler

Perfume Sprinkler

Bottle

Ewer

Textile Fragment

Textile Fragment

Textile Fragment

Textile Fragment

Pair of Stirrups

Pair of Stirrups

Footed Bowl

Dagger with Sheath

Dagger with Sheath

Bowl

Tanbur

Fragment of a Dish

Fragment of a Dish

Bowl

Mosque Lamp

Bottle

Textile Fragment

Textile Fragment

Window

Window

Kaftan

Bottle

Cylinder seal

Rabāb Ash-Sha'ir

Rabāb Ash-Sha'ir

Candlestick Base

Candlestick Base

Fragment of a Fan

Fragment of a Fan

Mosque Lamp of Amir Sayf al-Din Shaykhu

Mosque Lamp of Amir Sayf al-Din Shaykhu

Bowl

Window

Pendant

Processional Cross

Processional Cross

Mirror with Handle

Mirror with Handle

Chalice

Candlestick

Saz

Cup

Soviet pocket watch (2)

Soviet pocket watch (2)

Soviet pocket watch (1)

Soviet pocket watch (1)

Soviet pocket watch

Soviet pocket watch

Gold Chaika Pocket Watch made in the USSR

Gold Chaika Pocket Watch made in the USSR

Syria et Assyria

Syria et Assyria

Syria et Assyria.

Syria et Assyria.

Photographs taken inside the Soviet cosmonaut training centre, Star City

Photographs taken inside the Soviet cosmonaut training centre, Star City

A tribute to the repurposed churches of the Soviet Union

A tribute to the repurposed churches of the Soviet Union

Text: Syria or Assur.

Text: Syria or Assur.

Text: ЖЕНЩИНЫ В СОЦИАЛИСТИЧЕСКОМ СТРОИТЕЛЬСТВЕ СОЮЗА ССР [Women in Socialist Construction of the Soviet Union].

Text: ЖЕНЩИНЫ В СОЦИАЛИСТИЧЕСКОМ СТРОИТЕЛЬСТВЕ СОЮЗА ССР [Women in Socialist Construction of the Soviet Union].

Photographer Alex Nazari explores Armenian history through its ubiquitous Soviet-era car, the Lada

Photographer Alex Nazari explores Armenian history through its ubiquitous Soviet-era car, the Lada

30. Рост числа детей в дошколь- ных учреждениях по СССР (1924-1932 rr.).(Growth in the number of children in preschool institutions in the USSR (1924-1932 rr.).)

30. Рост числа детей в дошколь- ных учреждениях по СССР (1924-1932 rr.).(Growth in the number of children in preschool institutions in the USSR (1924-1932 rr.).)

Position of the U.S.S.R. in the world and in Europe in reference to amount of industrial output in 1913 and 1937

Position of the U.S.S.R. in the world and in Europe in reference to amount of industrial output in 1913 and 1937

Julia Autz documents Transnistria, a country steeped in Soviet nostalgia

Julia Autz documents Transnistria, a country steeped in Soviet nostalgia

Russian photographer Turkina Faso on the “post-Soviet aesthetic”

Russian photographer Turkina Faso on the “post-Soviet aesthetic”

U.S.S.R. Europe.

U.S.S.R. Europe.

Soviet bus stops captured by worldly photographer Christopher Herwig

Soviet bus stops captured by worldly photographer Christopher Herwig

U.S.S.R. U.S.S.R. Western Asia.

U.S.S.R. U.S.S.R. Western Asia.

Euphrates Valley, Syria, Kurdistan &c.

Euphrates Valley, Syria, Kurdistan &c.

Max Litvinov’s avant-garde work is inspired by Soviet animations

Max Litvinov’s avant-garde work is inspired by Soviet animations

Blat XXIIII Damascus (Nuremberg Chronicle)

Blat XXIIII Damascus (Nuremberg Chronicle)

The history of the hotel Venets: a 22-storey metaphor for Soviet utopia

The history of the hotel Venets: a 22-storey metaphor for Soviet utopia

Syria.

Syria (سورية )

Klein-Asien & Syrien, Armenien, Kurdistan & Mesopotamien (Asia Minor, Syria, Kurdistan, Mesopotamia).

Klein-Asien & Syrien, Armenien, Kurdistan & Mesopotamien (Asia Minor, Syria, Kurdistan, Mesopotamia).

11. Egyptus. 12. Syria.

11. Egyptus. 12. Syria.

Lee Mawdsley shoots Qatar for CBQ and make us want to emigrate, fast.

Lee Mawdsley shoots Qatar for CBQ and make us want to emigrate, fast.

Blat No. 23. Erzerum. Aleppo

Blat No. 23. Erzerum. Aleppo

I. The River Euphrates with the Cilician Taurus and Northern Syria.

I. The River Euphrates with the Cilician Taurus and Northern Syria.

U.S.S.R. Central and Eastern Asia.

U.S.S.R. Central and Eastern Asia.

Asia Minor Syria et aliea regiones conterminæ.

Asia Minor Syria et aliea regiones conterminæ.

Poignant, powerful documenting of the crisis in Syria by illustrator George Butler

Poignant, powerful documenting of the crisis in Syria by illustrator George Butler

“A desire for the forbidden would be equal to treason”: Photographer Nikolay Bakharev on life in the USSR (NSFW)

“A desire for the forbidden would be equal to treason”: Photographer Nikolay Bakharev on life in the USSR (NSFW)

1. Участие женщин в выборах горсоветов СССР (1926 1931 г.). (Participation of women in elections 15 city councils of the USSR (1926 1931).)

1. Участие женщин в выборах горсоветов СССР (1926 1931 г.). (Participation of women in elections 15 city councils of the USSR (1926 1931).)

Photography: Andrew Miksys' photographs of the discos in Soviet era buildings

Photography: Andrew Miksys' photographs of the discos in Soviet era buildings

Composite Text: О ВТОРОМ ПЯТИЛЕТНЕМ ПЛАНЕ РАЗВИТИЯ НАРОДНОГО ХОЗЯЙСТВА СССР (1933-1937 гг.).

Composite Text: О ВТОРОМ ПЯТИЛЕТНЕМ ПЛАНЕ РАЗВИТИЯ НАРОДНОГО ХОЗЯЙСТВА СССР (1933-1937 гг.).

Contents: ЖЕНЩИНЫ В СОЦИАЛИСТИЧЕСКОМ СТРОИТЕЛЬСТВЕ СОЮЗА ССР [Women in Socialist Construction of the Soviet Union].

Contents: ЖЕНЩИНЫ В СОЦИАЛИСТИЧЕСКОМ СТРОИТЕЛЬСТВЕ СОЮЗА ССР [Women in Socialist Construction of the Soviet Union].

Sect. II. Damascus. Atlas of Palestine and the Sinai Peninsula.

Sect. II. Damascus. Atlas of Palestine and the Sinai Peninsula.

Covers: ЖЕНЩИНЫ В СОЦИАЛИСТИЧЕСКОМ СТРОИТЕЛЬСТВЕ СОЮЗА ССР [Women in Socialist Construction of the Soviet Union].

Covers: ЖЕНЩИНЫ В СОЦИАЛИСТИЧЕСКОМ СТРОИТЕЛЬСТВЕ СОЮЗА ССР [Women in Socialist Construction of the Soviet Union].

Title: ЖЕНЩИНЫ В СОЦИАЛИСТИЧЕСКОМ СТРОИТЕЛЬСТВЕ СОЮЗА ССР [Women in Socialist Construction of the Soviet Union].

Title: ЖЕНЩИНЫ В СОЦИАЛИСТИЧЕСКОМ СТРОИТЕЛЬСТВЕ СОЮЗА ССР [Women in Socialist Construction of the Soviet Union].

Anatolia, Syria.

Anatolia, Syria.

A Soviet vision of the future: the legacy and influence of Tekhikia – Molodezhi magazine

A Soviet vision of the future: the legacy and influence of Tekhikia – Molodezhi magazine

Dive into the Syrian Stamp Archive for some bite-sized insights into Syria’s design history

Dive into the Syrian Stamp Archive for some bite-sized insights into Syria’s design history

A glimpse into the fascinating and incredibly odd world of Soviet-era sanatoriums

A glimpse into the fascinating and incredibly odd world of Soviet-era sanatoriums

Preserving Syrian design history and graphics in the Arab world: Meet the Syrian Design Archive

Preserving Syrian design history and graphics in the Arab world: Meet the Syrian Design Archive

Euphrates Valley, Syria, Kurdistan &c.

Euphrates Valley, Syria, Kurdistan &c.

Concrete Citizens documents the residents of Soviet brutalist buildings in Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Moldova

Concrete Citizens documents the residents of Soviet brutalist buildings in Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Moldova

U.S.S.R. Economic.

U.S.S.R. Economic.

Klein-Asien & Syrien ... Armenien, Kurdistan & Mesopotamien. (Turkey, Syria, Iraq, Israel).

Klein-Asien & Syrien ... Armenien, Kurdistan & Mesopotamien. (Turkey, Syria, Iraq, Israel).

Sirkhane Darkroom works with children across Syria, Turkey and Iraq to learn skills in photography

Sirkhane Darkroom works with children across Syria, Turkey and Iraq to learn skills in photography

The Soviet Union goes neon in these mid-century illustrations of the future

The Soviet Union goes neon in these mid-century illustrations of the future

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