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Before 1800125 1800s3 1920s1 1930s8 1950s5 2000s3 2010s14 2020s8

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▶Middle East211,740

All of Middle East Persian / Iranian8,130 Ancient Mesopotamian1,084 Syrian731 Assyrian / Syriac587 Iraqi473 Turkish / Ottoman242 Islamic world (pan-regional)156 Saudi Arabian120 Palestinian84 Arab (pan-Arab)38 Jewish & Israeli22 Yemeni20 Armenian19 Kurdish14 Lebanese9 Omani4 Emirati3 Kuwaiti2 Jordanian1 Qatari1

▶North Africa1,862

All of North Africa Egyptian1,690 Moroccan103 Algerian43 Tunisian17 Amazigh (Berber)6 Sudanese3

▶Caucasus & Central Asia221

All of Caucasus & Central Asia Uzbek136 Afghan49 Azerbaijani27 Turkmen5 Georgian (Caucasus)1 Kazakh1 Kyrgyz1 Tajik1

▶South Asia1412

All of South Asia Indian263 Pakistani132 Tibetan7 Nepali6 Sri Lankan2 Bhutanese2

▶East Asia793

All of East Asia Korean302 Japanese238 Chinese167 Hong Kong63 Taiwanese12 Mongolian11

▶Southeast Asia887

All of Southeast Asia Thai267 Indonesian261 Filipino169 Vietnamese125 Cambodian / Khmer41 Singaporean15 Malaysian6 Burmese2 Lao1

▶Western Europe1,568

All of Western Europe British895 French508 Dutch80 Belgian52 Irish33

▶Central Europe541

All of Central Europe Swiss284 German183 Austrian26 Polish25 Hungarian15 Czech8

▶Northern Europe141

All of Northern Europe Swedish41 Finnish30 Norwegian20 Danish18 Icelandic16 Baltic (Estonian, Latvian, Lithuanian)12 Norse / Viking3 Sámi1

▶Southern Europe399

All of Southern Europe Greek160 Italian122 Portuguese43 Spanish38 Catalan28 Cypriot5 Maltese3

▶Eastern Europe & Russia1162

All of Eastern Europe & Russia Russian48 Romanian32 Soviet30 Ukrainian24 Belarusian10 Bulgarian7 Serbian4 Albanian4 Yugoslav1 Bosnian1 Slovenian1

▶Sub-Saharan Africa548

All of Sub-Saharan Africa Nigerian217 Malian84 African (pan-regional)59 Congolese53 Ghanaian46 South African31 Ethiopian27 Cameroonian11 Kenyan7 Senegalese6 Ugandan3 Tanzanian2 Ivorian1 Zimbabwean1

▶Latin America & Caribbean1,425

All of Latin America & Caribbean Mexican356 Peruvian317 Colombian307 Ecuadorian160 Guatemalan104 Brazilian51 Bolivian35 Pre-Columbian21 Cuban21 Jamaican16 Argentine11 Chilean11 Venezuelan9 Haitian3 Puerto Rican2 Uruguayan1

▶North America614

All of North America American (US)532 Canadian75 Indigenous North American6 African American1

▶Oceania51

All of Oceania Australian34 Pacific Islander9 New Zealand8

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Art Deco1 Mid-Century1 Propaganda1 Maps13 Watches4

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The Met128 It's Nice That21 David Rumsey Map Collection13 Wikimedia Commons5

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Eman Ali calmly guides us through the streets of Oman in a touching hometown revisit

Eman Ali calmly guides us through the streets of Oman in a touching hometown revisit

Shard

Shard

Shard with Figural Decoration

Shard with Figural Decoration

Shard

Shard

Two Rondels with Heads

Two Rondels with Heads

Shard

Shard

Shard

Pair of Ear Plugs with Hamsas (Wild Geese)

Pair of Ear Plugs with Hamsas (Wild Geese)

Hinged Armlet

Shard

Shard

Intaglio Ring with Two Figures

Intaglio Ring with Two Figures

Shard

Shard

Shard

Shard

Shard

Shard

Seal with an Ox

Seal with an Ox

Shard

Shard

Shard

Intaglio Seal with Footprints of the Buddha (Buddhapada)

Intaglio Seal with Footprints of the Buddha (Buddhapada)

Shard

Shard

Shard

Shard

Shard

Bowl Decorated with a Procession of Women

Bowl Decorated with a Procession of Women

Shard: Bird

Gaming Die

Shard: Head of Offerer

Shard: Head of Offerer

Shard: Lower Face and Torso of Chubby Offerer

Shard: Lower Face and Torso of Chubby Offerer

Shard: Head of Offerer with Plant

Shard: Head of Offerer with Plant

Shard: Offerer with Flower

Shard: Offerer with Flower

Shard: Neckpiece with Female Offerer and Crosshatched Ornamentation

Shard: Neckpiece with Female Offerer and Crosshatched Ornamentation

Buddhist Halo

Coin of Vasudeva

Coin of Vasudeva

Shard

Shard: Offerer with Flower

Shard: Offerer with Flower

Shard: Neckpiece with Head of Antelope

Shard: Neckpiece with Head of Antelope

Dish

Shard

Shard

Shard: Forepaws of Carnivore

Shard: Forepaws of Carnivore

Tunic

Shard

Shard

Lid with Seated Male Figure

Lid with Seated Male Figure

Shard: Shoulder of Vessel with Offerer

Shard: Shoulder of Vessel with Offerer

Textile Fragment

Textile Fragment

Fragments of a Trellis Pattern Carpet

Fragments of a Trellis Pattern Carpet

Shard: Neckpiece with Figure Looking Back

Shard: Neckpiece with Figure Looking Back

Shard: Floral Meander

Shard: Floral Meander

Shard: Torso of Offerer

Shard: Torso of Offerer

Shard

Shard: Neckpiece with Birds

Shard: Neckpiece with Birds

Cup with Painted Decoration

Cup with Painted Decoration

Shard: Shoulder of Vessel with Ornament of Mastif

Shard: Shoulder of Vessel with Ornament of Mastif

Shard: Torso with Flower

Shard: Torso with Flower

Shard with Figural Decoration

Shard with Figural Decoration

Shard with Figural Decoration

Shard with Figural Decoration

Shard with Figural Decoration

Shard with Figural Decoration

Shard: Encrusted Neckpiece with Head and Hand

Shard: Encrusted Neckpiece with Head and Hand

Shard: Offerer with Flower

Shard: Offerer with Flower

Fragments of a Carpet

Fragments of a Carpet

Shard: Shoulder of Vessel with Profile of Offerer with Flower

Shard: Flower

Shard: Carnivore's Torso

Shard: Carnivore's Torso

Coin of Kanishka

Coin of Kanishka

Shard: Face of Offerer

Shard: Face of Offerer

Fragment of a Vase

Fragment of a Vase

Shard: Offerer

Coin of Huvishka

Coin of Huvishka

Carpet with Scrolling Vines and Blossoms

Carpet with Scrolling Vines and Blossoms

Shard

Carpet

Shard: Neck of Vessel with Carnivore

Shard: Neck of Vessel with Carnivore

Shard

Shard

Shard: Torso of Offerer

Shard: Torso of Offerer

Incense Burner in Three Parts

Incense Burner in Three Parts

Shard from the Neck of a Vessel

Shard from the Neck of a Vessel

Shard: Head of Offerer

Shard: Head of Offerer

Shard:Torso of a Bird

Shard:Torso of a Bird

Shard: Forepaws of Spotted Carnivore

Shard: Forepaws of Spotted Carnivore

Shard: Hand of Offerer

Shard: Hand of Offerer

Shard: Bird

Shard: Lower Part of Torso with Kushan Dress

Shard: Lower Part of Torso with Kushan Dress

Shard with Figural Decoration

Shard with Figural Decoration

Lug from a Vessel

Lug from a Vessel

Shard: Neckpiece with Head of Offerer

Shard: Neckpiece with Head of Offerer

Shard: Face from Inside of Vessel

Shard: Face from Inside of Vessel

Coin of Huvishka

Coin of Huvishka

Writing Box

Shard: Lotus Flower (Partial with Costume Fragment?)

Shard: Lotus Flower (Partial with Costume Fragment?)

Shard

Shard: Profile of Offerer

Shard

Reliquary

Shard: Head of Figure(?)

Shard: Head of Figure(?)

Shard: Bird From Neck

Shard: Bird From Neck

Lug

Shard with Figural Decoration

Shard with Figural Decoration

Tile

Shard with Figural and Animal Decoration

Shard with Figural and Animal Decoration

Earring(?) with the Head of a Male Figure

Earring(?) with the Head of a Male Figure

Shard: Head of Figure

Shard: Head of Figure

Shard: Shoulder of Offerer with Crosshatching

Shard: Shoulder of Offerer with Crosshatching

Fragment of a Carpet with Niche and Flower Design

Fragment of a Carpet with Niche and Flower Design

Tile

Shard

Carpet with Niche and Flower Design

Carpet with Niche and Flower Design

Jewelry Mold With Two Figures

Jewelry Mold With Two Figures

Shard

Tile

Shard: Bird

Shard: Bust and Profile of a Figure

Shard with Figural Decoration

Shard with Figural Decoration

Shard: Flower

Repaired Shard

Shard with Figural and Animal Decoration

Shard with Figural and Animal Decoration

Carpet Fragment

Carpet Fragment

Sword (Saif) with Scabbard

Sword (Saif) with Scabbard

Diplôme d'honneur. Golikoff (USSR). 1925

Diplôme d'honneur. Golikoff (USSR). 1925

Earring, One of a Pair

Earring, One of a Pair

Earring, One of a Pair

Earring, One of a Pair

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

Photographs taken inside the Soviet cosmonaut training centre, Star City

Photographs taken inside the Soviet cosmonaut training centre, Star City

Ryan Debolski spotlights the effects of immigration and globalisation in Oman

Ryan Debolski spotlights the effects of immigration and globalisation in Oman

A tribute to the repurposed churches of the Soviet Union

A tribute to the repurposed churches of the Soviet Union

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

Near East. Middle East. India. Pakistan. Tibet.

Near East. Middle East. India. Pakistan. Tibet.

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

Ceramic artist Nehal Aamir decorates her work with the visuals of Pakistani trucks and Islamic art

Ceramic artist Nehal Aamir decorates her work with the visuals of Pakistani trucks and Islamic art

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

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

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

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.

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

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

Move over Katy Perry, it’s all about the burkinis on top in Maria Mahfooz’s Pakistani Gurls

Move over Katy Perry, it’s all about the burkinis on top in Maria Mahfooz’s Pakistani Gurls

“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].

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].

FT.WA is a creative collective bridging British and Pakistani culture, expressing a clash of traditions

FT.WA is a creative collective bridging British and Pakistani culture, expressing a clash of traditions

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

Photography: Daniel Ali's honest images show a very different side of Karachi

Photography: Daniel Ali's honest images show a very different side of Karachi

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

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.

In her new project, Misha Japanwala reframes shamelessness in Pakistan

In her new project, Misha Japanwala reframes shamelessness in Pakistan

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